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Cafe Mephisto (Review)

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017ReviewAdam Doquiatan, Cafe Mephisto

When night falls around Vancouver, a new subspecies of people lurk in the darkness. You can find them at any 24-hour cafe doing their own things at their own times. Sometimes they’re exploring, sometimes they’re

Review of The Last Casino

March 8, 2017March 16, 2018ReviewThe Last Casino

Casino gaming, whether it is in a traditional land based casino or in a virtual casino, has become a popular pastime for many around the globe. As a result, many films have been released that

Piper and the Nostalgia of Pixar

March 8, 2017March 4, 2017OpinionAlan Barillaro, La La Land, Moonlight, Oscars, Piper

So the 2017 Oscars have come and gone, in what was one of the more predictable ceremonies in recent years, for the most part. The biggest upset of the night was not necessarily a case

Meek’s Cutoff (Review)

March 7, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewBruce Greenwood, Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan

After seeing Certain Women, I sought out more of writer-director Kelly Reichardt’s films. One was and is available on Canadian Netflix: Meek’s Cutoff, a plodding depiction of life on the American frontier; no one can

Exclusive – Do Not Resist

March 6, 2017May 2, 2018Exclusive, InterviewCraig Atkinson, Do Not Resist

Sometimes you learn of a film or documentary on the news, on a facebook post or sometimes twitter. I enjoy using social media to hunt down great stories. Do Not Resist is a documentary that

Don’t Crazy Hate the Crazy 8’s! #Crazy8sFilms17

March 3, 2017May 21, 2018Festivals#Crazy8sFilms17, Crazy 8’s, Crazy8’s film fest, Crazy8s

This year, Crazy 8’s went Crazy Late. But there was nothing to Crazy Hate, because this year’s Crazy 8’s were Crazy Great, and worth the Crazy Wait. Okay, I’ll tone it down. Everyone says this