The idea of having to hide a part of your heritage from the wider world often strikes most of us as something out of science fiction. But for many growing up in a not-too-distant past,
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RELAX, I’M FROM THE FUTURE Review
I’ve long considered time-travel to be one of my all-time favourite sub-genres. While it remains possible to explore the outer reaches of space (eventually) or plumb the darkest depths of the ocean, the temporal realm
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VIFF: I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT Review
“I’m very, very disappointed and the only thing that can make up for it? Material goods and violence.” I was nowhere near Vancouver when the 2011 Stanley Cup riots took place. At that time, I
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VIFF: WILD GOAT SURF Almost Rides a Choice Wave
The majority of film and TV production in British Columbia is typically centered in and around the Metro Vancouver Area with a healthy dose of activity occurring on Vancouver Island. I’ve been noticing in recent
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TIFF: SEAGRASS a Simmering Portrait of Family Dysfunction
It’s a sobering reminder of the passage of time when you begin to see your childhood years rendered as period pieces on an increasing number of films and TV series. Like last year’s Riceboy Sleeps,
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Hollywood’s Canada: CANADIAN PACIFIC
It’s been over three years since the last entry of my Hollywood’s Canada series, reviews inspired by Pierre Berton’s immortal tome of the same name. One particular challenge was that many of the titles he
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