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Tax Shelter Movies: SHIVERS

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022ReviewCathy Graham, David Cronenberg, Fred Doderlein, Shivers

Last week, I wrote at length about Canadian cinema’s “Tax Shelter Era” which ran from 1974-1982 and encompassed those movies in which investors could claim 100% of their investment in a film for tax purposes.

Teresa’s next door neighbour, Doug & The Slugs

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022ReviewDoug and the Slugs and Me, Doug Bennett, Teresa Alfeld

Director Teresa Alfeld’s very personal film, “Doug and the Slugs and Me” follow the rise, fall and legacy of the 1980’s band led by singer Doug Bennett, who happened to be her Vancouver neighbour when she was

When Time Got Louder (VIFF Review)

October 13, 2022September 3, 2024ReviewConnie Cocchia, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jonathan Simao, Lochlyn Munro, When Time Got Louder, Willow Shields

I’ve seen a fair amount of content at VIFF this year and most of It was okay. But there was one film that stood out more than most. And it’s this one. It’s a film

VIFF: UNTIL BRANCHES BEND Mines Rural Angst

October 11, 2022December 19, 2022ReviewAlexandra Roberts, Grace Glowicki, Until Branches Bend

It’s quite lonely out there for the whistleblower. The price of doing the right thing often incurs the wrath not only of the perpetrator, but of the very people the whistleblower is sounding the alarm

Plan 75 shows a new level of pain – VIFF Review

October 10, 2022October 9, 2022ReviewPlan 75

Suicide is the worst way to go. Elderly suicide is a negative thing in itself, even being used in a not-so-good Simpsons episode. As the audience struggled to get seated as this was a popular

VIFF: UNARCHIVED Sheds Light on BC’s Untold Stories

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022ReviewAaron Devor, Ron Dutton, Sandra Marion, Satwinder Kaur, Unarchived

“The process of silencing makes a lot of noise.” They say history is written by the winners or at the very least, the people in charge. When we visit a museum or read about local