I have always been drawn to films based on the life and events of legendary figures from America’s Wild West, with the likes of Wyatt Earp, Josey Wales, and Jesse James standing out…who all happened
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Toni Erdmann (VIFF Review)
Writer-director Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann operates based on a sitcom premise that then develops to become a story about existentialism. A hard-working businesswoman, Ines Conradi (Sandra Hüller) has no time for her father Winfried Conradi
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Canadian Screen Award honour for Christopher Plummer
This year’s Canadian Screen Awards is set to give one of Canada’s best-loved actors a suitably cherished accolade when Christopher Plummer picks up the Lifetime Achievement award. It will be in recognition of the 87-year
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Film Review | Don’t Walk Among the Dead (2016)
Film run-time: 15 minutes | Starring Angela Giffin, Julian Black Antelope, Brenna Sommer Written and Directed by Satinder Kassoana, Exec. Produced by Satinder Kassoana and Julian Black Antelope, Cinematography by Philip Bowen “Don’t Walk Among
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The Red Man Interview
A number of weeks ago I reviewed The Red Man, the debut feature film by writer and director Jimmie Gonzalez, a surrealist mystery film, depicting the apparent mental decline of a successful DJ who believes
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Her Friend Adam (Review)
Her Friend Adam is a testament to the character-based premise. Robert (played by the film’s writer-director Ben Petrie) feels insecure about his girlfriend Liv’s (Grace Glowicki) best friend, Adam (Andrew Chown). His insecurities are so
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