Reviews: I’m Just Here For The Riot From Hot Docs 2023 May 6, 2023 Final Rating: 4/5 On June 15th 2011 the Vancouver Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals 4-0 to the Boston Bruins, allowing… Continue Reading
Reviews: July Talk: Love Lives Here from Hot Docs 2023 May 4, 2023 When the pandemic hit, Canadian rock band July Talk put on two concerts at a drive-in and they documented the process. Continue Reading
Reviews: Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun from Hot Docs 2023 May 3, 2023 Before the Sun follows a young Indigenous woman as she tries to break out in the tough world of Indian Relay Racing. Continue Reading
Reviews: Satan Wants You from Hot Docs 2023 May 1, 2023 Satan Wants You is a new Canadian documentary that explores the book Michelle Remembers that eventually set off the Satanic Panic in the ’80s. The film examines whether the author really experienced Satanic ritual abuse or made the claims up. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Grizzlie Truth from VIFF 2022 October 7, 2022 Final Rating: 3.5/5 I’m a basketball fan. But I am from Toronto and didn’t start following the sport until I was in college, around… Continue Reading
Reviews: Viking from VIFF 2022 October 5, 2022 Final Rating: 4/5 Viking is a new science fiction satire from Québecois writer and director Stéphane Lafleur. The film is about how the first… Continue Reading
Reviews: Brother from VIFF 2022 October 3, 2022 Final Rating: 5/5 Brother opens with one of the most electrifying scenes ever put to film. Sure the scene literally takes place at a… Continue Reading
Reviews: Black Ice from VIFF 2022 October 2, 2022 Final Rating: 3/5 To the outside world, watching hockey feels like watching a white person’s sport. Teams rarely have more than one or two… Continue Reading
Reviews: Bones of Crows from VIFF 2022 September 30, 2022 Final Rating: 4/5 Marie Celements is back at the Vancouver International Film Festival, her latest film Bones of Crows opened the 41st edition of… Continue Reading
Reviews: ROSIE from VIFF 2022 September 29, 2022 Final Rating: 2.5/5 ROSIE is a coming of age story, that while one of the main characters is a child, is more about adults… Continue Reading