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SCARBOROUGH Review

February 22, 2022February 21, 2022ReviewCherish Violet Blood, Essence Fox, Felix Jedi Ingram Isaac, Rich Williamson, Scarborough, Shasha Nakhai

The true measure of a society is how it treats its least fortunate and even more importantly, their children. Politicians, policy makers and various experts often debate in dry terms the best ways to alleviate

HOLLYWOOD’S CANADA: Gene Autry and the Mounties

February 15, 2022February 14, 2022ReviewCarleton Young, Elena Verdugo, Gene Autry and the Mounties, Jim Frasher, Pat Buttram, Richard Emery

It’s been quite some time since I’ve written an entry in this series, inspired by Pierre Berton’s immortal tome of the same name. While flipping thru the filmography appendix, I noticed the unofficial prequel to

Black History Month Twoview

February 10, 2022February 8, 2022ReviewBlack History month, John Ware Reclaimed, Stateless

February is a great month because it celebrates the importance of Black history. I figured it would be best to watch two movies that focused on black history to learn some more and celebrate this

VSFF 2022 Reviews in a Capsule

February 1, 2022January 31, 2022Festivals, ReviewMensch is a Mensch, Quarantine Fling, The McTheorem, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

Why don’t studios bother with short films anymore? There simply has to be demand for bite-size stories in a world of two hour+ features and butt-numbing bingeable series. In the meantime, it’s the independent filmmakers

CITY OF DREAMS (Book Review)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022ReviewBernard F. Dick, Carl Laemmle, City of Dreams

There’s a persistent romantic image that the logos that precede our multiplex blockbusters (Paramount’s mountain, Columbia’s torch lady) represent the great dream factories that have churned out motion pictures on huge soundstages hosting massive sets

SWAN SONG Sings a Soulful Ballad

January 11, 2022January 10, 2022ReviewBenjamin Cleary, Dax Rey, Glenn Close, Mahershala Ali, Naomi Harris, Swan Song

If our bodies can be cloned perfectly, right down to the molecule, does that mean our soul, our very essence, can be copied too? While human cloning remains illegal in much of the world, the