Remember when you were a teenager and you could get away with anything living in the country? Or maybe you felt that freedom while visiting your relatives farm? That is the backdrop for the new
Continue ReadingEast Van Showcase: The Haunted Saloon
The usual East Van showcase is short films that are made either around here or in other locations. But Sunday nights had a more different theme than usual. A Halloween theme. Ghosts, Goblins, and Ghouls
Continue ReadingFilm Review | Soup of the Day (2013)
Film run-time: 3 minutes | Starring Alexander Ary, Susie Arioli Written and Directed by Lynn Smith, Music by Alexander Ary, Composited and Edited by Benoit Chagnon “Soup of the Day“, a 2013 short film by
Continue ReadingThe Sweet Hereafter (Review)
Achieving true emotional resonance in dramatic cinema is no easy task. Although many directors manage to manoeuvre its numerous pitfalls in its execution, few achieve what can be considered a perfect dramatic balance. After recently
Continue ReadingPaterson (VIFF Review)
Jim Jarmusch always works style over structure; however that doesn’t mean style over substance. In Paterson, all we get is substance. Adam Driver plays Paterson, a bus driver living in Paterson, whose bus route runs
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