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Daddy Issues – Review

May 1, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewAndre Pifko, Daddy Issues, Madison Lawlor, Montana Manning

When a film opens in a way that immediately, if briefly, introduces you to an endearingly quirky main character, while also highlighting the director’s sharp eye and unique style, you know you’re in for a

DOXA: PUSH Shows a House Isn’t Always a Home

April 30, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewAda Colau, Fredrik Gretten, Leilani Farha, Push

There is perhaps no subject closer to the hearts and minds of Vancouverites than that of unaffordable housing. It practically dominated our municipal election last year with most other issues taking a back seat. As

Dance Me Outside – Moving film with different paces throughout

April 25, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewAdam Beach, Automobiles, First Nations, Hugh Dillon, Kevin Hicks, Lisa Lacroix, Michael Greyeyes, Ryan Rajendra Black

Natives, Cars, and Crimes. It sounds like an exciting movie. It is an exciting movie. Probably not what you’re expecting though. One of the great things about First Nations based movies is there’s not a

Ethan Hawke Charms Hostages and Audience Alike in STOCKHOLM

April 23, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewEthan Hawke, Mark Strong, Noomi Rapace, Robert Budreau, Shanti Roney, Stockholm

“Stockholm Syndrome” has long been known in mainstream vernacular as a condition where the victims of a kidnapping develop a bond with their captors which can result in their refusing to co-operate with the police,

National Canadian Film Day – The Grand Seduction

April 18, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewBrendan Gleeson, Mark Critch, Taylor Kitsch, The Grand Seduction

Yes, I know I’m a day late. No, it’s not a big deal. Most people I knew celebrated National Canadian Film Day watching short films, or features mostly. Anything that was Canadian made. So I

Sweet Virginia (Review)

April 17, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewChristopher Abbott, Jamie M. Dagg, Sweet Virginia

It’s past midnight in a quiet Alaskan town as three friends meet in a bar for a friendly game of after-hours poker. Conversation shifts from politics to business, their rhetoric growing bolder with each drink.