Reviews: A Safe Distance from VIFF 2026 October 20, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 A Safe Distance from Gloria Mercer puts a new twist on the heist movie by showing us more of the aftermath… Continue Reading
Reviews: Still Night, Burning House from VIFF 2026 October 19, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Still Night, Burning House is the debut feature film from acclaimed short film filmmaker Carol Nguyen, whose earlier short films No… Continue Reading
Reviews: Trial of Hein from VIFF 2026 October 18, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 In Trial of Hein, the debut film from young German filmmaker Kai Stänicke, a man returns to an isolated fishing island… Continue Reading
Reviews: Paper Tiger from VIFF 2026 October 17, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 In James Gray’s latest film, Paper Tiger, the bond between brothers is pushed to its absolute limit when one of them… Continue Reading
Reviews: Club Kid from VIFF 2026 October 16, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 In Jordan Firstman’s incredible debut feature film, Club Kid, a thirty-something gay club promoter learns that he has a 10 year… Continue Reading
346: 2026 VIFF Wrap Up October 13, 2026 The 45th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival ran from October 1st to the 11th and we talk about some of our favourite… Continue Reading
Reviews: Yellow Letters from VIFF 2026 October 8, 2026 Final Rating: 3.5/5 In IIlker Çatak’s follow up to his excellent film The Teachers’ Lounge, he sets his sights on modern day Türkiye and… Continue Reading
315: 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival October 21, 2025 The 44th edition of VIFF just concluded and we are here to talk about some of our favourite films! Joining Dakota and Matthew is Darren Zakus. Continue Reading
Reviews: A Welcome Distraction from VIFF 2025 October 15, 2025 Final Rating: 4/5 It’s easy to relate and to understand immediately what the title of Brian Daniel Johnson’s debut film A Welcome Distraction could… Continue Reading
Reviews: Miroirs No. 3 from VIFF 2025 October 8, 2025 Final Rating: 3.5/5 The latest film from the quiet German auteur Christian Petzold is Miroirs No. 3, once again stars his go to muse… Continue Reading
