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Enemy (Review)

January 2, 2018December 31, 2017ReviewEnemy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon

Most of us are told from birth that we are special and unique individuals, but what if you discovered one day that you weren’t so singular after all? The subject of doppelgängers has been tackled

I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (Review)

December 26, 2017December 19, 2017ReviewI've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Patricia Rozema

I first became acquainted with the work of Patricia Rozema at a VIFF 2015 screening her standout post-apocalyptic thriller Into The Forest. A high concept sci-fi tale on the outset about two young women finding

Disappearing Summers (Review)

December 20, 2017December 23, 2017ReviewDisappearing Summers, Kora Vanderlip

I am sure I have said it before, but a well-made short film is a display of efficient storytelling. It is all about keeping things as trimmed as possible, while delivering the most amount of

The Man Who Invented Christmas (Review)

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017ReviewThe Man Who Invented Christmas

In the nearly two centuries since it’s initial publication in 1843, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has spawned countless adaptions in nearly every medium from film, television and stage productions to immensely popular public readings

One Magic Christmas (Review)

December 12, 2017December 8, 2017ReviewOne Magic Christmas

Among the tidal wave of Christmas-themed content that hits our screens every holiday season, there are a few perennial favourites that stand out. You have your Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th Street, along with endless

The Hurricane (Review)

December 6, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewDenzel Washington, Norman Jewison, The Hurricane

Incarceration of the innocent is hardly a recent issue, and is certainly nothing new in the realm of cinema. While there are some truly great works of fiction, such as The Count of Monte Cristo,