Zach Lipovsky

Freaks – Review

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020ReviewAdam Stein, Emile Hirsch, Freaks, Lexa Kolker, Zach Lipovsky

When I was a child, still too young to watch a big chunk of the cinematic greats, my dad would instead distil the narratives of films like Crimson Tide and The Outlaw Josie Wales into

FREAKS Delivers Huge Thrills in a Small Package

March 24, 2020March 16, 2020ReviewAdam Stein, Ava Telek, Bruce Dern, Emile Hersch, Freaks, Lexy Koller, Michelle Harrison, Zach Lipovsky

One of my favourite Canadian films of recent years was 2015’s Room, the harrowing story of a young boy imprisoned with his mother for the first five years of his life before being freed and

Time Travel, Snow and Other Surprises at 2019 WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019FestivalsAdrian Glynn McMorran, Ana Golja, Andrew Dunbar, Jonas Chernik, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Sergio Navarretta, Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Simon Pegg, Tony Dean Smith, WFF19, Whistler Film Festival, Zach Lipovsky

“We’re recognized as Canada’s coolest film festival.” Whistler Film Festival founder and executive director Shauna Hardy Mishaw proudly states as we chat at the expansive Whistler Conference Centre. “They grabbed onto that quote and now

Talent on Tap – The Leo Awards Celebrate Purrrfection

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019Awards, InterviewAdam B. Stein, Briana Buckmaster, Derek Hamilton, Jackie Lind, Juan Riedinger, Leo Awards, Zach Lipovsky

The Leo Awards did not need catnip to fill the red carpet because it has incredible swagger. Ferocious and cunning, instinctive and stunning are just a few characteristics of that meandering walk and talk. Having

Some of VIFF’s Top Selections – Threeview

October 18, 2018October 15, 2018ReviewAdam Stein, Bojan Bodruzic, Freaks, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Museum of Forgotten Triumphs, Shoplifters, Threeview, VIFF, Zach Lipovsky

With all the films I have watched at VIFF this year, I was lucky to have watched a few that won awards. All films were definitely worthy of the award they’ve achieved. I haven’t done

Jazz, Hippies and Mutant Kangaroos: A DGC Showcase

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018Filmmakers, InterviewAllan Harmon, Anne Wheelers, Backbone, Bye Bye Blues, DGC BC, Keepers of the Magic, Richard Martin, Tank Girl, Vancity Theatre, Vic Sarin, Zach Lipovsky

With the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) only weeks away, a new annual event has sprung up on our fall calendar with the Directors Guild of Canada BC District Showcase Weekend (say that five