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Author: Jeff Bulmer

Jeff Bulmer is the co-host and co-creator of Classic Movies Live! He was also formerly a film critic for the Kelowna Daily Courier. Jeff’s favourite movies include Redline, Spider-Man 2, and Requiem for a Dream.

Reviews: Sham from TJFF 2026

June 29, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 In Sham, an elementary school teacher becomes the victim of public harassment after being accused of using extreme corporal punishment on…

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Reviews: Night Flower from TJFF 2026

June 26, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Night Flower, directed by Eiji Uchida, stars Keiko Kitagawa as a struggling woman whose life changes after she begins selling drugs….

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Reviews: Sai – disaster from TJFF 2026

June 24, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 Sai – disaster is an atmospheric thriller about the creeping dread of everyday life. Incorporating elements of murder mystery, slice-of-life, and…

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Reviews: Stop! That! Train!

June 23, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Two best friends get jobs as railway hostesses on a runaway train in director Adam Shankman’s fast-paced disaster spoof Stop! That!…

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Reviews: Power Ballad

June 3, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In Power Ballad, Paul Rudd plays Rick Power, a retired rockstar turned wedding singer whose life begins to unravel when one…

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335: Interview with Tommy Avallone of MySpace

May 29, 2026

MySpace⁠ is a new documentary about the rise and fall of the once all encompassing social media site MySpace and the effect it had…

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Reviews: Hex from Hot Docs 2026

May 14, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Hex follows the Norwegian feminist black metal band Witch Club Satan through their earliest days of touring leading up to the…

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Reviews: The Tower That Built A City from Hot Docs 2026

May 12, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 A new documentary argues that Toronto owes much of its status as a cultural centre to the CN Tower. The Tower…

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Reviews: Steal This Story, Please! from Hot Docs 2026

May 7, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Steal This Story, Please! begins with a sequence of investigative journalist Amy Goodman following Trump’s energy advisor Wells Griffith at the…

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Reviews: The Ballad of Judas Priest from Hot Docs 2026

May 3, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 The Ballad of Judas Priest, directed by Sam Dunn and Tom Morello,explores the history and impact of one of the most…

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