Sometimes parents expect their offspring to follow the same path as they did. But that’s not always easy because sometimes people have plans to be much more different. I can’t relate to this scenario, but
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Why Blade Runner 2049 is One of the Greatest Sequels of All Time, but Not a Masterpiece
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 Last year fans were treated to the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner.
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Vancouver Gets a Sappy Close-up in FIRST LOVE
I’ve often written in this column about my continued frustration with the lack of productions produced in Vancouver that are actually set here. Hundreds of hours of film and TV are shot in this beautiful
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Review: Brave Little Army
Pre-teen kids can be interesting sometimes. You never know what they’re up to, but they can be interesting. Brave Little Army is a film that covers this concept made by an all-female crew made with
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Ghostbusters (Review)
If there’s a strange screenplay in Hollywood, who you gonna call? Ivan Reitman. Apparently. Following my review of Juno, arguably the greatest cinematic achievement by Jason Reitman (though there is a very strong case to
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The Journey of Natty Gann – Review
After using the Canadian wilderness for a series of nature pics in the 1960s including Nikki and The Incredible Journey (reviewed here), the Walt Disney Studios would return to Canada in the 1980s for settings (Never Cry
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