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Reviews: The Oldest Profession – Restoration

April 14, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In the 1970s, amidst the resignification of the Japanese cinema, sexploitation became one of the popular film productions. The oldest Japanese…

Reviews: Drop

April 11, 2025

In Drop, a woman is on her first date in years. What initially promises to be a nice evening at a fine-dining establishment quickly turns sour.

Reviews: The Friend

April 10, 2025

In The Friend, a creative writing professor’s life is upended when her friend and mentor dies and leaves his Great Dane to her.

Reviews: Wild Diamond from IFFO 2025

April 10, 2025

Wild Diamond follows the journey of Liane an attractive nineteen year old living in France who sets out to be a star, regardless of what it takes.

Reviews: Wild Goat Surf

April 9, 2025

Goat, is trying to enjoy her summer in Penticton. It’s suggested that she and her mother Jane have seen better times, but this summer is not one of them.

Reviews: Neon Dreaming from IFFO 2025

April 8, 2025

Neon Dreaming, follows the journey of irrepressible eight year old Billie who is under the impression her estranged mother is a ballerina.

Reviews: Young Hearts from IFFO 2025

April 7, 2025

Young Hearts, a Belgian film from Anthony Schatteman, chronicles the challenges Elias faces as a young man coming to terms with his sexuality.

Reviews: A Nice Indian Boy

April 4, 2025

A Nice Indian Boy, swaps out the classic boy-meets-girl set-up for an mlm romance that presumably hits a little closer to home.

Reviews: Leila and the Wolves – Restoration

April 3, 2025

The Wolves is a tale about people attacked by wolves with black hearts. Heiny Srour mixes documentary form with fictional retellings of historical moments.

Reviews: The Missile (Ohjus) From IFFO 2025

April 2, 2025

The Missile, a Finnish film, is a thought provoking dramedy about the nature of war in the nuclear era and the lives of those in a northern Finnish town.