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Splice (Review)

November 27, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewAdrian Brody, Delphine Chanéac, Sarah Polley, Splice, Vincenzo Natali

Have you ever rewatched a film you haven’t seen in a long time, only to find you have a very different opinion of it the second time around? I certainly have, and I almost always

Crawl (Review)

November 20, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewAlexandre Aja, Barry Pepper, Crawl, Kaya Scodelario

Alright, I’m just going to come right out and say it; I really, really enjoyed Alexandre Aja’s 2010 film Piranha 3D. Some may scoff at the French filmmaker’s tendency towards schlocky B-movie tropes, but I

HOLLYWOOD’S CANADA: Northern Pursuit

November 19, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewErrol Flynn, Helmut Dantine, Hollywood's Canada, John Ridgely, Northern Pursuit

While there was plenty of action in the European and Pacific Theatres to keep Axis forces occupied in WWII both in real life and on-screen, it seems the Nazis just couldn’t keep their paws off

Just Me and You – Mini-Review

November 14, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewDalia Binzari, Florin Peltea, Just You And Me, Road Trip, Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers

Ah, Father-Daughter trips. A common concept in short films and features. I’ve seen it in films at VIFF, VAFF, my early days of reviews, and maybe VSFF?. You get the idea, daddy-daughter movies. Or movies

Real Life Heroes Fly High in MIDWAY

November 12, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewEd Skrein, Keenan Johnson, Luke Evans, Real Life Heroes, WWII

Nearly 75 years after its end, World War II continues to prove fertile ground for Hollywood storytelling. With clear-cut heroes and villains and lacking the controversy and baggage of later wars in Asia and the

Terminator: Dark Fate (Review)

November 6, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewGabriel Luna, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Terminator: Dark Fate

Times have been tough on the Terminator franchise post-Judgement Day. Where James Cameron’s efforts on the first two entries left indelible marks on the action and science fiction genres, its slew of sequels failed to