What’s a sports movie that features everything but the actual sport? The modern substitute for tribal warfare tends to generate more than a few subplots in it’s periphery and it’s on these bench-warming events that
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VFF: JUKEBOX: THE AMERICAN DREAM, MADE IN QUÉBEC
“When we think of the year ’67-68,” one of Jukebox‘s many interview subjects relates, “Pantis was the king. The numbers are there to prove it.” The son of Greek immigrants, Denis Pantis had dreams of
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End of the Rope moves you through a mindset – Review
After a big crazy accident, sometimes it leads people into thinking about their lives. Okay, so I’m starting to sound like Darren. But I’ve seen lots of films where someone gets injured. Sometimes it’s no
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Citizen of Moria shows you hope amongst misery – Review
Let Jawad Mir introduce you to a resident named Ahmad Ebrahimi. A resident of one of the most disturbing places you may or may not have heard of. We all know that over in Greece
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Fine China is a rare type of flick – Review
Break-ups are the end of a good relationship, but they are also the beginning of a new adventure in life. Whether it be finding the next person, or taking time to yourself to try something
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CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER Forecasts a Cerebral Minefield
Don’t you think this is a little odd? Oklahoma-based director Mickey Reece has almost self-deprecatingly referred to his filmmaking style as “people talking in rooms”. Still, David Mamet once said that that’s all you really
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