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Film

An Education Gets Mixed Reviews

Karen and Robert give their verdicts on the film, An Education. Read More.

Vancouver Serbian Film Fest Preview

Recently I had the great pleasure of previewing two well crafted films from the upcoming Vancouver Serbian Film Fest.  St. George Shoots the Dragon is a film about war, tolerance, and love,...

Michael Jackson's This Is It Hits Town: Reviews of New Movies for October 30th

Vampires and other ghouls grab most of the spots further down the list this week. It’s Halloween. They get uppity. But first there is a final show to enjoy from the King of Pop. Read on...

The 21st Annual Jewish Film Festival Arrives in Vancouer This Friday

OK, I was spoiled. I’d grown complacent. In Maine, I was within walking distance of a cinema that showed the best of the world’s independent and documentary films—all year long. Each week a...

The New Movies in Vancouver for Oct 23

There are 10 movies worth discussing this week, including some early Halloween scares (we'll get to those later) and several portraits of willful women to get us started.

Vancouver "Twihards" Swoon, as Twilight Tween Hearthrob Spotted in Steveston

Twihards around the world have turned their attention to Vancouver as Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and the Twilight team shoot Eclipse, the third film in the...

Karen and Robert Discover The Invention of Lying

Karen – Thumbs Up.  I laughed and laughed and laughed some more. I had to try and stop laughing because I was so loud and I didn’t want my neighbours to throw their popcorn at me. Now...

Reviews and Ratings of New Movies in Vancouver, B.C. for Oct 16

You can run with the wild things or remain serious. They're my best choices among the newcomer films this week.

VO Chats with Writer, Director, and Star of VIFF Film, Son of the Sunshine

The Vancouver Observer's Wendy Dallian sits down with Ryan Ward to talk about his VIFF film, Son of the Sunshine.

My VIFF Picks Day 15 and 16

There are still very good films debuting (or repeating) these last two days at the Vancouver International Film Festival. (Read more)