Film review: Listen Up Philip is a hilariously sad tale of self-involvement
Alex Ross Perry writes and directs this acid funny and unusual told story about a “cruel and miserable” writer who takes narcissism to new...
Film review: Mommy is a brilliant, vivid film-going experience
Only 25 years old and now onto his fifth feature, filmmaker Xavier Dolan continues to astonish by breaking rules and being boldly playful with...
Film review: Maps To The Stars is nasty
What a nasty place Hollywood is. David Cronenberg directs insider Bruce Wagner’s look at the petty and self-obsessed citizens of Hollywood. Burn victim and emotionally...
Film review: The Wound and the Gift is warm and fuzzy
Director Linda Hoagland has created a documentary about animals that have been rescued that is filled with ‘aww’ moments. The Wound and the Gift consists of...
Film review: Clownwise is a quiet funny drama
Oskar, Max, and Viktor were a celebrated clown trio in Czechoslovakia 30 years ago. At the height of their popularity Oskar leaves the group to...
Film review: The Vancouver Asahi gets bogged down in production values
The story of how Canada treated Japanese immigrants in the 1930s and 1940s is fraught with shame. The story of Canada’s Japanese baseball team,...
Sonja Bennett’s Preggoland comes home
Actor and first-time screenwriter, Sonja Bennett comes home with her new film Preggoland, which is set to screen as part of the 2014 Vancouver...
Lawrence & Holloman is unique (and Canadian)
Adapted from a stage play by Morris Panych, Lawrence & Holloman may very well be one of the most unique Canadian films ever made. “The...
Peter n’ Chris are Hardly Men
Chatting on the eve of the Toronto Fringe Festival and the launch of their Indiegogo campaign, Peter Carlone and Chris Wilson (aka Peter n’...
Proof playwright David Auburn opens new Stage to Screen series
Pulitzer and Tony Award winning playwright David Auburn will be the featured guest at the inaugural Stage to Screen series later this month. "He has...