It opens with a father and son patiently waiting amongst the trees, as the father recites the Lord’s Prayer, before a deer reveals itself and the shot is taken, presumably penance for taking a life.
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HOLLYWOOD’S CANADA: Susannah of the Mounties – Review
From 1935 to 1938, Hollywood’s number one box office draw was a little girl with curly hair, a winning smile and an Academy Award won at the tender age of 7. Legendary child actress Shirley
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Spotlight (Review)
Winning the Academy Award for Best Picture can sometimes be more of a gift than a curse. Past winners like Crash and Slumdog Millionaire may have garnered critical praise upon initial release, but they might
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CANCON SEQUELS Part Two: Unfinished Business – Review
A lot can happen in twenty years. One generation grows old and a new one grows up, often feeling the same angst in new circumstances. At times we vow never to end up like our
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CANCON SEQUELS Part One: Nobody Waved Goodbye – Review
It’s difficult enough to get a single film developed, filmed and released here above the 49th Parallel and even tougher to get that film noticed. It’s even more astounding when a sequel to that film
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Enemy (Review)
The shortest and sweetest reviews tend to be those written about films with little under the surface, but provide harmless entertainment leaving you smiling from ear-to-ear. Although my review of Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 release Enemy
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