Back during my teenage years, I dated a girl who was super into all those ghost-hunting shows that seemed to infest basic cable for a time (Creepy Canada, Haunted Hotels, etc.). There were plenty of
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V/H/S/Beyond Review: The Perfect Gateway for Series Newcomers, with a Slight Canadian Twist
October not only signals a true beginning to fall, but also the approach of Halloween and the glorious deluge of horror flicks that comes with it. Content streamers capitalize on this time of the year
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VIFF: LUCKY STAR Breaks Some Mirrors for Our Benefit
There’s nothing particularly Asian or Chinese about the events in Calgary-based director Gillian McKercher’s Lucky Star. The self-inflicted money woes of the eponymous Lucky (Terry Chen) could very easily be transposed on a cast of
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VIFF: SEEDS Exhibits Thrilling, but Un-even Growth
From almost the very moment pictures started to move, there has been a never-ending debate on the status of cinema as a respectable artform vs pure entertainment. Compare the Oscar nominations to the top box
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Hollywood’s Canada: THE LOST MISSILE
With thousands of downtown theatres, drive-ins, and television airwaves to fill, it behooved the independent film producer of the 1950s to keep costs down in order to pump out endless reels of popular entertainment for
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TIFF: SWEET ANGEL BABY
One of my favourite films of the past year has been Christian Sparkes’ The King Tide, a striking thriller depicting how even the most tightly-knit communities can unravel when the tiniest thread is pulled. I
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