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Review – What Is Democracy?

January 3, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewAstra Taylor, What is Democracy

In school, I was taught that democracy was a government system, much like communism, socialism, capitalism, and all those other ‘isms. But has it really been there for us? Has democracy really had a great

2019’s Top 5 Anticipated American Films Shot in Canada

January 2, 2019January 3, 2019Announcements, OpinionFilms Shot in Canada, It: Chapter 2, Shazam!, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Not only is Canada an established cinematic tradition in itself, but it has also become a crucial shooting location for American cinema. This is to such an extent that you would be amazed at some

Local Doc Will Leave You Yearning for THIS MOUNTAIN LIFE

January 1, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewGrant Baldwin, Martina Halik, Tania Halik, This Mountain Life

British Columbia is over 75% mountainous as the opening title card of This Mountain Life relays to us. While most of beautiful B.C’s population lives within sight of these majestic marvels, few of us ever truly

Whistler Film Festival Presents – Acquainted

December 31, 2018January 2, 2019InterviewAcquainted, Adelaide Kane, Fired Up Studios, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jonathan Keltz, Laysla De Oliveira, Whistler Film Festival

When I was up in Whistler for the WFF, I was fortunate enough to attend many parties and meet many talented people. Most of the films screening there were having their world or North American

Personal highlights of 2018

December 28, 2018May 10, 2022Opinion2018 Highlights, Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, Brave Little Army, Crazy 8’s, DGC BC, Leo Awards, MAMM, My Name was January, UBCP/ACTRA, VAFF, VSFF, VWF, WFF, WIFTV

With 2018 coming to a close (on Monday to be exact), I figured what better way to sum up of my favourite moments of this year. There’s been so much going on, it’s been quite

28 Disses Later: An In-depth Look at the Passed Over Brilliance of Les Affamés (2017) (A Film Review + Analysis)

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018Opinion, ReviewDidier Lucien, Les Affamés, Marc-André Grondin, Quebec, Robin Aubert, Zombies

Mysterious in origin, a virus has spread across rural Quebec. The people infected have become zombies who roam the countryside or stagnate there, waiting for their next carriers. What are their intentions? Bite some arteries.