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Cascadia Critics Top 10 Picks From VIFF 2024 | Cascadia Critics

Thursday, 17 October, 2024Thursday, 17 October, 2024By Matthew

This year’s Vancouver International Film Festival ran from September 26th to October 6th, and many Cascadia Film & Television Critics

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Festival Coverage Podcasts

VIFF 2024: Rumours & The Apprentice | Awesome Friday Podcast

Monday, 14 October, 2024Monday, 21 October, 2024By Matthew

Greetings programs!  This week on the show, we’re looking at the last of our VIFF 2024 coverage with a discussion

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Bonjour Tristesse
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2024: ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Says Hello to a New Canadian Talent | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 9 October, 2024Tuesday, 10 December, 2024By Matthew

There’s something about a lazy holiday. Lounging around on long afternoons and warm nights make for easy days. It’s easy

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40 Acres
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2024: ’40 Acres’ Is a Tried-and-True Post-Apocalypse Story | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 9 October, 2024Friday, 15 November, 2024By Matthew

It is interesting to chart our vision of what the post-apocalypse might be. The shortage is never the same, but

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Mongrels
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VIFF 2024: Mongrels | That Shelf

Wednesday, 9 October, 2024Wednesday, 9 October, 2024By Matthew

It is more difficult than most of us know to pull up roots and move to another country. The costs

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Inedia, It's What's Inside, Transformers One
Festival Coverage Podcasts

VIFF 2024: Inedia & It’s What’s Inside (& Transformers One) | Awesome Friday Podcast

Monday, 7 October, 2024Thursday, 17 October, 2024By Matthew

Greetings programs!  On this week’s show, we’re taking on two exciting films.  First up, a BC shot indie film that

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VIFF 2024 Lucky Star Conclave
Festival Coverage Podcasts

VIFF 2024: Lucky Star & Conclave | Awesome Friday Podcast

Monday, 30 September, 2024Monday, 7 October, 2024By Matthew

Greetings programs!  Our favourite time of year is back; the Vancouver International Film Festival is on now! The 2024 edition

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Seeds & His Three Daughters
Festival Coverage Podcasts

Seeds & His Three Daughters | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 22 September, 2024Monday, 30 September, 2024By Matthew

Greetings, programs! This week on the show, we’re talking about Seeds, Kaniehtiio Horn’s directorial debut, which premiered at TIFF.  Following

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Universal Language & Rebel Ridge
Festival Coverage Podcasts

Universal Language & Rebel Ridge | Awesome Friday Podcast

Sunday, 8 September, 2024Sunday, 22 September, 2024By Matthew

Greetings, Programs! This week on the show, we’re looking at Canada’s official selection for the Academy Award for Best International

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Darkest Miriam
Festival Coverage Reviews

Tribeca 2024: Darkest Miriam Explores Grief, and Those Moments Where We Feel Stuck | That Shelf

Wednesday, 12 June, 2024Wednesday, 12 June, 2024By Matthew

There’s something relatable about those times when we feel listless, stuck, or unable to move forward. Sometimes, this is a

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Group Therapy
Festival Coverage Reviews

Tribeca 2024: ‘Group Therapy’ Review: Six Comedians Get Honest and Vulnerable About Mental Health | Movies We Texted About

Tuesday, 11 June, 2024Wednesday, 12 June, 2024By Matthew

Comedy is one of the great cultural forces. It is, in many ways, the great equalizer. In the hands of

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Presumed Innocent
Festival Coverage Reviews

Tribeca 2024: Presumed Innocent Updates the 90s Classic With Mixed Results | That Shelf

Monday, 10 June, 2024Tuesday, 11 June, 2024By Matthew

Where the series falters is in its updates to the story. For fans of the original, some characters are removed

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The Weekend / Tribeca 2024
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Tribeca 2024: The Weekend Is a Thrilling Film About the Horrors of Family Dinner | That Shelf

Sunday, 9 June, 2024Sunday, 18 August, 2024By Matthew

You don’t choose your family. Some of us are blessed with loving homes, and others come from complicated situations. The Weekend,

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Beacon / Tribeca 2024
Festival Coverage Reviews

Tribeca 2024: ‘Beacon’ Review: A Novel Setting, but A Disappointing Misfire | Movies We Texted About

Sunday, 9 June, 2024Sunday, 9 June, 2024By Matthew

[…] The first half of the film does a good job of setting up the two lone characters in opposition.Emily is suspicious of Ismael,

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Brats / Tribeca 2024
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Tribeca 2024: ‘Brats’: Andrew McCarthy Looks for Closure | Movies We Texted About

Sunday, 9 June, 2024Friday, 9 August, 2024By Matthew

In the mid-1980s, Andrew McCarthy starred in a number of highly successful teen films.  You’ve probably heard of at least two of them: St. Elmo’s Fire and Pretty

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