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Author: Brodie Cotnam

Brodie Cotnam is an author and screenwriter based in Ottawa. His short film ‘The Gift’ was screened at several festivals, and his feature length screenplays have won numerous contests and accolades. He thoroughly enjoys film discourse, but remember “you can’t fight in here, this is the war room!”

Reviews: Mother of Flies

January 22, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 Beware the law of unintended consequences… Folk has a long and storied history in the horror genre, and Mother of Flies,…

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Blog: My 2025 Year In Review – Brodie Cotnam

January 13, 2026

With 2025 now behind us, I asked the amazing contributors to the site to look back at their thoughts on the movie year that…

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Reviews: Influencers

December 10, 2025

Influencers, is a the sequel to the 2022 Shudder film Influencer about a young woman who tries to escape her past trauma but can’t.

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Reviews: Tatsumi

November 12, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 Tatsumi, a gritty crime drama from Japanese director Hiroshi Shôji, stars Yûya Endô as the titular Tatsumi, a man caught up…

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Reviews: The Ice Tower from Genre Gems 2025

October 27, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 Where do our dreams end and reality begin? The Ice Tower from French director Lucile Hadzihalilovic is a haunting fairy tale-esque…

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Reviews: The Piano Accident from Genre Gems 2025

October 23, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 The Piano Accident, a dark comedy from director Quentin Dupieux, explores the world of celebrity, fortune and the internet age. Magalie…

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Reviews: Sirât from Genre Gems 2025

October 22, 2025

In Sirât, a man and his son search the Moroccan desert through nomadic raves in order to find his missing daughter in this sprawling film.

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Reviews: Dreams from Genre Gems 2025

October 9, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 Dreams, the latest drama from Mexican director Michel Franco (see our review of Memory) stars Jessica Chastain as Jennifer McCarty, a…

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Reviews: A Useful Ghost from Genre Gems 2025

October 7, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 We all want to be remembered… From Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, comes this unique tale of love, loss, and tragedy in…

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Blog: Genre Gems Film Festival Preview

October 1, 2025

From October 1st to 5th the inaugural Genre Gems Film Festival will bring some of the best genre films to the nation’s capital in…

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