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VQFF – Happening Now

August 10, 2018March 9, 2021Announcements, Festivals, Review1985, Anoushka Ratnarajah, Octavio is Dead, Sook-Yin Lee, VQFF, Yen Tan

Just last night was the very beginning of one of many amazing evenings to come: VQFF’s Opening Gala. Having only started, I can already say I was impressed with results. VQFF is currently on its

Cielo is lighting up the screen with the sky!

August 9, 2018March 2, 2020Announcements, ReviewAlison McAlpine, Chile, Cielo, Desert

When I look at the sky at night, I see… hardly that much at all. But in the case of Alison McAlpine, she is able to discover much more than the eye usually sees, in

Hard Core Logo (Review)

August 8, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewBernie Coulson, Bruce MacDonald, Callum Keith Rennie, Hard Core Logo, Hugh Dillon, John Pyper-Ferguson, Punk Rock

Having analysed and reviewed the found footage films of Matt Johnson in these past few weeks, it is fair to say I have been going through something of a cinematic uber-realism phase. This is made

VQFF – Octavio is Dead! (Review)

August 7, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewDmitris Kitsos, Octavio is Dead, Raoul Trujillo, Rosanna Arquette, Sarah Gadon, VQFF

“Find out what makes you happy and do it” says one character to the protagonist of Sook-Yin Lee’s supernatural drama Octavio is Dead! This is not always easily accomplished, especially when one’s happiness may come at

Operation Avalanche (Review)

August 1, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewMatt Johnson, Operation Avalanche, Owen Williams

Any budding filmmakers making their feature film debut pray for success and recognition right out the gate, which of course is not always the case. Yet, an auspicious debut can lead to unduly high expectations

Kayak to Klemtu – Review

July 31, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewJared Ager-Foster, Kayak to Klemtu, Lorne Cardinal, Sarah Kelly, Sonja Bennet, Ta'kaiya Blaney, Zoe Hopkins

We all have that person in our lives who leaves a huge impact upon their passing. Mourning, working through the pain and ultimately moving forward is a very personal process but often can’t be done