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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

In-Demand Duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein in Talks to Direct Stephen King Adaptation, While Long-Awaited Freaks Part II Premieres at Fantasia Fest

August 12, 2026August 11, 2026AnnouncementsAdam Stein, Fantasia Fest, Freaks Part II, Stephen King, Zach Lipovsky

Ever since their acclaimed work on the 2025 smash hit Final Destination: Bloodlines, Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein have become the toast of Tinseltown and one of the most sought-after filmmakers in the business. In

Freaks – Review

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020ReviewAdam Stein, Emile Hirsch, Freaks, Lexa Kolker, Zach Lipovsky

When I was a child, still too young to watch a big chunk of the cinematic greats, my dad would instead distil the narratives of films like Crimson Tide and The Outlaw Josie Wales into

FREAKS Delivers Huge Thrills in a Small Package

March 24, 2020March 16, 2020ReviewAdam Stein, Ava Telek, Bruce Dern, Emile Hersch, Freaks, Lexy Koller, Michelle Harrison, Zach Lipovsky

One of my favourite Canadian films of recent years was 2015’s Room, the harrowing story of a young boy imprisoned with his mother for the first five years of his life before being freed and

Some of VIFF’s Top Selections – Threeview

October 18, 2018October 15, 2018ReviewAdam Stein, Bojan Bodruzic, Freaks, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Museum of Forgotten Triumphs, Shoplifters, Threeview, VIFF, Zach Lipovsky

With all the films I have watched at VIFF this year, I was lucky to have watched a few that won awards. All films were definitely worthy of the award they’ve achieved. I haven’t done

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