John Candy

Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Tax Shelter Movies: IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024ReviewIt Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, John Candy, John Trent

“Was that Hortense?” “She looked pretty relaxed to me…” Fifty-five minutes and forty-eight seconds. That’s how far you’ll have to skip to in the runtime of John Trent’s limp 1975 comedy It Seemed Like a

Best Canadian Actors Of All Time

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021ActorsCanadian Actors, Jim Carrey, John Candy, Ryan Reynolds

When looking and thinking about the market of Canadian actors, many would think that there isn’t many out there that are of much statue. However, having done some research into Canadian actors, it turns out

Remembering John Candy

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019Actors1941, Brewster's Millions, Home Alone, JFK, John Candy, National Lampoon's Vacation, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Second City Television, Spaceballs, Splash, Stripes

Growing up in the nineties, there were certain films upon which my brother and I gorged to the point of almost burning out their VHS tapes. Classics like The Princess Bride, Toy Story and Toy

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