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Reviews: Where the Devil Roams From Fantasia Festival 2023

July 28, 2023

With the release of their 7th feature film, Where The Devil Roams, the Adams Family have returned to Fantasia for the third time and brought their DIY horror aesthetic with them yet again.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…