From inaccurate documentary depictions (Nanook of the North, various NFB works) to the endless development hell of Mordecai Richler’s Atuk, the Inuit people haven’t had an easy time of it on film. While much progress
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Crimson Peak (Review)
Over the years filmmaker supreme Guillermo del Toro has proven to be quite taken with Canada as a shooting location, or more specifically Ontario. His latest film, The Shape of Water, was filmed entirely in
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Speeds Past Expectations
Much of what is seen onscreen in your average film is artifice in the service of realism. Actors pretend to be people they’re not, Production Designers erect true-to-life sets and Directors ultimately craft stories that
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Nose to Tail serves up a heavy helping of Hardships
Restaurants are not an easy business to operate. Or work in. From what I’ve heard, the service industry can cause some real inner struggles. Struggles are pretty apparent when we look to our protagonist, Daniel
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RABID Remade
“Why do we insist on remaking tired concepts?” an off-screen character intones as the Soska Sisters’ latest effort lampshades itself right from the get-go. Canada has little in the way of popular screen titles even
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The Zoo – Mini-Review
Who has fond memories of the Zoo? I don’t have that many at all to be honest, given I only went to the Greater Vancouver Zoo once (and most likely won’t do so again if
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