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Those Ties that Bind (VIFF Review)

October 3, 2017September 30, 2017ReviewThose Ties That Bind, VIFF

The subject of this column of short films is love. A close personal bond you can form with somebody in your life. Once you get to know them well enough. Each short film has different

Meditation Park (VIFF Review)

October 2, 2017March 15, 2018ReviewMeditation Park, VIFF

Named after a park in Vancouver. A small park, really. Filmed around a different park in Vancouver. A larger park, really. The story really takes place inside a Chinese family household where everything is pretty

Paterson (VIFF Review)

October 25, 2016October 23, 2016ReviewAdam Driver, Jim Jarmusch, Paterson, VIFF

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

Manchester By The Sea (VIFF Review)

October 18, 2016October 16, 2016ReviewCasey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea, VIFF

Every awards season we get a few cold dramas set in the north east of the States. Most of the time, in order to sustain interest, there’s crime, crooked cops, and a death. Here, there’s

The Law of Moments (review)

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016ReviewEmma Samms, The Law of Moments, VIFF

The Law of Moments is an unusual family drama, one that’s reminiscent of the budding relationships between family and friends explored in movies like Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Bodies. Both that movie and this one differ

World Premiere of Cadence happening at VIFF

September 12, 2016November 17, 2021Announcements, FestivalsAlexander Lasheras, Cadence, Psychological Horror, VIFF

Cadence is a horror feature film that was made in BC for VIFF 2016 on October 3 at the Rio. Written and directed by local filmmaker, Alex Lasheras, his film debut features a cast of