We’ve often seen Canada through a North American lens, but how to we look to the rest of the globe? Korean Filmmaker Lee Seung-Yup turns a lens to Canadian shores as he weaves his characters
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What’s hot at VIFF
VIFF is one of Vancouver’s most common festivals and it’s starting in just a week. Every year there’s lots of things to check out. There’s movie screenings, Q&A sessions, Virtual Reality, What’s not to love
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Indian Horse (VIFF Review)
I watched this exclusive screening in a packed movie theatre. Before it began, Jesse Zubot who provided soundtrack, did a chant about emotions to help the audience feel optimistic about the future. It also helped
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Okja (VIFF Review)
There are new types of pigs that are bred, and they all look more like hippo elephant hybrids than they do pigs. And one of them belongs to a farmer where it is raised living
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American Psychosis (VIFF Review)
Totalitarian Governments. Consumerism in the modern day. The vague culture of our lifestyle. Obliviousness is the factor among modern day Americans who don’t notice what’s become of their society. In this documentary by Amanda Zackem, we
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The Square (VIFF Review)
Squares, squares. Everywhere. How square can I get? I guess we’ll find out as I review this amazing artistic movie. Starring Claes Bang as Christian, the curator of an art museum going on with his
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