Cancon Sequels

Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

CANCON SEQUELS: American Boyfriends – Review

July 3, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewAmerican Boyfriends, Cancon Sequels, Delia Brett, John Wildman, Liisa Repo-Martell, Michelle Bardeaux, Sandy Wilcox, Scott Anderson

The transition from teenager to adult is fraught with difficulty at the best of times, but in the 1960s, it seemed the entire world was going through those very growing pains. Innocence was shed, traditions

CANCON SEQUELS: Down The Road Again – Review

June 5, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewCancon Sequels, Cayle Chernin, Dob Shebib, Doug McGrath, Down the Road Again, Jayne Eastwood, Kathleen Robertson

It is often said that you can never go home again. But if one does venture back down memory lane, they may find more than just the ghosts of their past. In 1970, Pete McGraw

CANCON SEQUELS: Goin’ Down The Road – Review

May 29, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewCancon Sequels, Don Shebib, Doug McGrath, Goin' Down the Road, Jayne Eastwood, Paul Bradley

I was relatively unfamiliar with Canadian cinema titles growing up. While there was plenty of Cancon on television due to CRTC rules, the big screen and our family VHS collection remained bare of any production

CANCON SEQUELS Part Two: Unfinished Business – Review

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018ReviewCancon Sequels, Don Owens, Peter Marks, Unfinished Business

A lot can happen in twenty years. One generation grows old and a new one grows up, often feeling the same angst in new circumstances. At times we vow never to end up like our

CANCON SEQUELS Part One: Nobody Waved Goodbye – Review

March 27, 2018March 25, 2018ReviewCancon Sequels, Don Owen, Jean Rouch, Michel Brault, Nobody Waved Goodbye, Peter Kastner

It’s difficult enough to get a single film developed, filmed and released here above the 49th Parallel and even tougher to get that film noticed. It’s even more astounding when a sequel to that film

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