It may be difficult for the current generation to visualize, but music videos once actually played on TV. Canadian cable in the 90s/early 2000s was populated by such channels as Much Music (Top 40), Much
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VQFF: DRAMARAMA Review
The crossroads are an interesting place to find oneself. They point towards future choices, remind us of where we’ve been, and can even force us to reckon with unfinished business. The plot device of family
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Puttkamer’s Wolves
Peter Von Puttkamer, a veteran of directing documentaries, recently described his latest foray into the world of wild life documentaries, ”My documentary “Remaking Wolf Connection” is about a remarkable Sanctuary in Southern California which celebrates
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THE GRAY MAN a Rare Feather in the Netflix Cap
I recently came across an article on how theater owners were lamenting the dearth of large tentpole films between the recently-released Bullet Train and WB’s Black Adam set to drop in October. This is hardly
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EASTER SUNDAY Review
Easter Sunday is the type of film I’d normally overlook given my general aversion to “Home for the holidays” family comedies and its rather out-of-season rollout during late summer as opposed to the more title-appropriate
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Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya (Review)
Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya (“Chhalla Didn’t Come Back”) is a tribute to the early struggles of the Punjabi/Sikh community in Canada. But it’s also the personal story of Chhalla Singh (Amrinder Gill, who also
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