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Monster Seafood Wars
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Monster Seafood Wars’ is a homage to the silliest of Kaiju movies, but it’s not totally silly | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 1 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

If you like Kaiju movies, particularly the Shōwa Era Godzilla films, then you should give Monster Seafood Wars a try. If you

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The Face of an Angel | VIFF 2014
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2014: The Face of an Angel | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 4 October, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

A few years ago, a young British woman was murdered in Sienna, Italy. The case gained worldwide attention as the

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Foxcatcher | VIFF 2014
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VIFF 2014: Foxcatcher | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 3 October, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

It’s when he doesn’t speak that is most effective, though, in the pauses between lines or the scenes where he

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Black Fly | VIFF 2014
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2014: Black Fly | Awesome Friday!

Thursday, 2 October, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

The film does have some issues for me, the main one being a few things were pretty predictable, but these

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Pulp | VIFF 2014
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2014: Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 1 October, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets is an easy film to recommend. If you’re a fan of the band,

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Miss and the Doctors | VIFF 2014
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VIFF 2014: Miss and the Doctors | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 1 October, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

As the story starts, two brothers, both doctors, run a practice together in Paris. They’re both so devoted to their

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Maps to the Stars | VIFF 2014
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VIFF 2014: Maps to the Stars | Awesome Friday!

Tuesday, 30 September, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

Strangely, it feels like there could have been a legitimately great film here. If it has just been the story

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1987 | VIFF 2014
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VIFF 2014: 1987 | Awesome Friday!

Tuesday, 30 September, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

It’s a funny movie, but as with many comedies, the laughs slow down considerably when the third act rolls around

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Mr Turner | VIFF 2014
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2014: Mr Turner | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014Sunday, 12 November, 2023By Matthew

I’ve said before that one of the things I love about movies is those few occasions when I get to

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