The decade of the 1980s saw a coming-of-age for Canadian cinema. Filmmakers who had cut their teeth on episodic television and National Film Board documentaries were beginning to mature and embark on more personal projects.
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The Lesser Blessed (CFD Review)
With yesterday being Canadian Film Day, I decided to check out one of the many spotlight films that I hadn’t already seen. It seems everything I check out these days is about an individual who’s
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NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY: Rainbow War Review
I was born three years too late to witness the groundbreaking event that was Expo 86. The last world’s fair to be held in North America was key in transforming Vancouver from a relatively sleepy
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POLYMORPHIA (Review)
Do you ever hear a voice in your head that tells you how to do things? Does it fuel you with vile hatred? Welcome to the life of Klaus (Raresh DiMofte), who may seem like
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Prisoners (Review)
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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