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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Unconventional Cinema: The Weirdest Movies Filmed in Canada

February 25, 2025February 24, 2025The Bottom LineArchangel, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Brandon Cronenberg, Cube, David Cronenberg, Denis Villeneuve, Pontypool, Professor, Psycho Goreman, The Brood, The Forbidden Room, The Saddest Music in the World, Weird, Wolfcop

Canada has been turning out films that push the storytelling, aesthetics, and genre conventions to their extremes since the dawn of time. Like Hollywood is to mainstream Cinema, Canada has become noted for having a

Snowbound Thrillers: How Canada’s Harsh Winters Shaped Its Psychological Horror Genre

February 4, 2025February 3, 2025The Bottom LineBlack Christmas, Canadian Horror Films, Frozen, Horror, Indigenous Stories, Pontypool, The Brood, The Colony, Winter

Canada’s winters are harsh, cold, isolating and in some cases, deadly. It has created a psychological horror genre that is obsessed with isolation, paranoia, and the slow unraveling of the mind in this extreme environment.

Top 5 Hidden Gems in Canadian Cinema That Will Blow Your Mind

January 29, 2025February 3, 2025The Bottom LineAway from Her, Cloudburst, Maudie, Pontypool, The Sweet Hereafter

The Canadian film world remains overshadowed by Hollywood but contains countless amazing hidden treasures that will surprise you. These Canadian films transcend classic movie formats because they show you immense open spaces and immerse you

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