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Reviews: The Carpenter

November 5, 2024

Final Rating: 2/5 From director Garrett Batty, The Carpenter tells the larger-than-life story of Oren (Kameron Krebs), a “Northman” in Ancient Palestine who becomes…

Reviews: Twisters

October 30, 2024

Final Rating: 4.5/5 There’s something magical to Twisters, this year’s major summer blockbuster about storm-chasing. A legacy sequel to the Jan de Bont-directed Twister…

Reviews: The Apprentice

October 21, 2024

The Apprentice explores how an ambitious young real-estate mogul became the man we all know as the 45th president of the United States.

Reviews: Paying for It from VIFF 2024

October 17, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Paying For It, directed by Sook-Yin Lee, is an interesting look into an alternative form of relationships. In what feels like…

Reviews: Brief History Of A Family from VIFF 2024

October 16, 2024

Brief History of a Family is a fascinating glimpse into a post one-child-policy China, and the potential trauma that can come from it.

Reviews: Curl Power from VIFF 2024

October 9, 2024

In Curl Power, a documentary directed by Josephine Anderson, we get a look at the impact that curling has on five teenage girls.

Reviews: Rumours from VIFF 2024

October 4, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Every year the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries that represent the largest western liberal democracies, gather for a…

Reviews: The Mother and the Bear from VIFF 2024

October 3, 2024

Final Rating: 4/5 It can be a difficult challenge to be a child of parents who have rigid expectations of you. It is predetermined…

Reviews: Conclave from VIFF 2024

October 2, 2024

Final Rating: 5/5 The pope has died and over one billion Catholics around the world are both grieving and wondering who the next pope…

Reviews: A Different Man from VIFF 2024

October 1, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 We’ve seen and heard stories of people who grew up being the metaphorical ugly duckling and blossoming into a beautiful swan….