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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: Daddio

June 28, 2024

Daddio, is a character driven slow burn, the latest from director/writer Christy Hall starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.

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Reviews: Fire Tower from Hot Docs 2024

May 10, 2024

Set at several fire towers in the Yukon and Alberta, Fire Tower illustrates life 50 feet above the forest at some of the 110 fire lookouts across the country.

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Reviews: Polaris

April 29, 2024

As our climate is ever evolving, and we wonder what the future holds, Polaris director Kirsten Carthew delivers a frost laden Mad Max of the north.

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Reviews: Evil Does Not Exist from IFFO 2024

April 8, 2024

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s latest outing, Evil Does Not Exist, tackles an environmental focused drama teeming with much deeper resonance.

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Reviews: Chuck Chuck Baby from IFFO 2024

March 29, 2024

Set in Wales, Chuck Chuck Baby, tells the story of Helen, who lives with her ex-husband, his new girlfriend and their baby, as she tends to his dying mother.

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Reviews: Loch Ness: They Created a Monster from IFFO 2024

March 26, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 “If you build it, they will come…” Few things capture our imagination like the possibility of discovery, in particular that of…

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Reviews: The Teachers’ Lounge

January 22, 2024

A school is subject to a series of thefts, and as the staff attempt to find the culprit, the utilization of tension as the uncomfortable situation that has arisen unfolds.

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Reviews: Total Trust

December 6, 2023

Total Trust, follows two human rights lawyers in China as well as a journalist, and their families as they face the struggles of its oppressive ‘party’ system.

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Reviews: The Delinquents

November 2, 2023

When you work at a bank, it’s fraught with temptation knowing a lifetime of freedom lingers at your fingertips. This is essentially the premise of the argument that Morán, a bank employee in Buenos Aires puts forth in The Delinquents.

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Reviews: Joan Baez I Am a Noise

October 19, 2023

This story is as much about Joan Baez’s legendary career as her own struggles with mental health issues, and the film weaves together old home movie footage from her childhood, and animates her teenage journals, which help enrich the narrative, ultimately painting a picture of a tortured soul.

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