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Inconvenient Indian
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ Is a Powerful Look at the Past, and Present, of Indigenous Life in Canada | Awesome Friday!

Sunday, 27 September, 2020Tuesday, 5 March, 2024By Matthew

What makes Inconvenient Indian powerful is that it doesn’t let us get away with this. After a long section of various indigenous

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Happy Place
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020: ‘Happy Place’ Is a Powerful Story About Living With Trauma | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 26 September, 2020Tuesday, 5 March, 2024By Matthew

Backo is captivating here, and she works through Samira’s pain by gradually connecting with her fellow patients at the clinic.

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EventsTranspiringBefore
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020:  ‘Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game’ is a slice of nostalgia | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 25 September, 2020Tuesday, 5 March, 2024By Matthew

True to the film’s name, we never actually see the basketball game. It instead focuses on the rest of the

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Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020: ‘Monkey Beach’ offers gorgeous looks at both scenery and culture | Awesome Friday!

Thursday, 24 September, 2020Tuesday, 5 March, 2024By Matthew

[…] the film struggles because the performances and pacing are uneven in the first two acts. I can’t speak to

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You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’ is a sweet, silly, and entertaining documentary | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 2 September, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Each step in his journey is eye-opening and engaging, from the backyard wrestling show he takes part in (and gets

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Patrick
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Patrick’ is a sweet story of coming into one’s own | Awesome Friday!

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

Patrick is a simple story about a man coming to grips with his new normal and whether he even wants it

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Fried Barry
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Fried Barry’ is excessive, but is it bold or juvenile? | Awesome Friday!

Monday, 31 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

For all its excess, there are a few bright spots, including a mental health facility breakout scene that is both

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The Oak Room
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘The Oak Room’ weaves stories within stories to great effect | Awesome Friday!

Sunday, 30 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Each scene is beautifully shot as well. Each shot is captured in a wide aspect ratio that lets you admire

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Hail to the Deadites
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Hail to the Deadites’ is an opportunity missed | Awesome Friday!

Sunday, 30 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Some B movies go nowhere, and others become cult classics. People love this latter category of film. People go out

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The Block Island Sound
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘The Block Island Sound’ is suitably creepy | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 29 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

The Block Island Sound is a gorgeously shot horror film. Almost every exterior shot is beautiful and takes full advantage of

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Sleep
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Sleep’ blurs the lines between dreams and reality | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 29 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

A confident first feature from director Michael Venus, the film is anchored by a phenomenal central performance by Gro Swantje

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Hunted
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Hunted’ covers some well-worn revenge ground | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 28 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

The rape-revenge story is a well-worn film story. The bad man seems nice. The bad man gets the woman alone.

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A Mermaid in Paris
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘A Mermaid in Paris’ is a fun, heartfelt fantasy | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 28 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

A Mermaid in Paris is, shockingly, from this last group. A man, Gaspar (Nicolas Duvauchelle), finds the wounded mermaid Lula (Marilyn

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PVT Chat
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘PVT Chat’ can’t decide whether it’s honest or sleazy | Awesome Friday!

Thursday, 27 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

The film crosses back and forth over the lines, from some moments that ring incredibly true and honest to others

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Free Country
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Free Country’ is a stark, engaging mystery | Awesome Friday!

Thursday, 27 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Each lead actor is great, but Felix Kramer, as Markus, steals the show. He’s a brute, but he might be

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