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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Young People F*cking – Review
Even if you aren’t aware of the contents of Bill C-10, you may recall the controversy it attracted a decade ago. A clause within called for tax credits to be denied for films that contained
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What Makes American Psycho A Cult Classic
Just what is it that makes a cult classic, well…a cult classic? This might seem like an overly broad question with which to open, but bear with me. If one were to go by its
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