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Mississippi Grind Review

January 29, 2020February 5, 2020ReviewAnna Boden, Ben Mendelsohn, Mississippi Grind, Ryan Fleck, Ryan Reynolds

As the opening shot fades in on rural Iowa farmland, the immaculate arch of a rainbow soon follows, lingering for a few fleeting moments before everything abruptly cuts to black. Such a sombre image might

Tapeworm – Infectious Plot with a Multitude of Storylines

January 16, 2020February 5, 2020ReviewAdam Brooks, Alex Ateah, Jennifer Mauws, Julie Simpson, Milos Mitrovic, Sam Singer, Stephanie Berrington, Tapeworm

Normally, I don’t react a whole lot to any kind of movies but when something makes me squeamish within the first few minutes, that’s a good sign it’s a great film. Or is it? Sometimes

Gone Curling – Mini-Review

January 9, 2020March 2, 2020ReviewGone Curling, John Howe

There are two sports this country is well known for: Hockey and curling. Everybody in this quaint little town of mine identifies as Canucks to feed into the hockey stereotype, but curling doesn’t seem to

THE SONG OF NAMES Sings a Melancholy Tale of Closure

January 7, 2020February 5, 2020ReviewClive Owen, François Girard, Norman Lebrecht, Stanley Townsend, The Song of Names, Tim Roth

The work of two classical music mavens collides as Québécois director François Girard adapts commentator-turned-novelist Norman Lebrecht’s The Song of Names for the screen. Those who haven’t haunted the symphony in a while need not

Critic’s Choice: Top 5 of 2019

December 31, 2019December 17, 2019Opinion, Review2019, AMI, Canadian Strain, Harpoon, John Wick 3: Parabellum, The Grizzlies, This Mountain Life, Top 5, Who Let The Dogs Out

As we wrap up the last decade before the roaring 20s return, I found myself with an even longer list of quality titles to choose from making my task of narrowing down a Top 5

STAND! Strikes Out as a Musical Drama

December 24, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewGregg Henry, Laura Slade Wiggins, Marshall Williams, Stand

You’re more likely to find a sales associate at Canadian Tire than you are to encounter a musical among the many genres on offer in Canadian Cinema. After the sorry attempt that was Score: A