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Five fave flicks: Darcy Turenne

Five fave flicks: Darcy Turenne

CANNES, France — The mega-yachts have cast off, the red carpets are being rolled up and someone's torn down the 60-foot Ghostbusters banner that hung from the upper balcony of Le Grande Hotel: for the 69th Cannes Festival du Film, that's a wrap
Tales of nice guys and wild girls

Tales of nice guys and wild girls

Who needs the Cannes Film Festival when you have the Whistler Village 8? Last week, Money Monster opened just a single day after its Cannes premiere and this week The Nice Guys hits screens on Friday, after brass-knuckling its way across the film ind
Money doesn't talk, it screams

Money doesn't talk, it screams

With a name that sounds like a thinly veiled critique of Hollywood (or American culture in general) Money Monster opens this week at the Village 8 as an alternative for filmgoers who like tense drama but aren't into the crash-bang formula of superher
The ethics of violence and war

The ethics of violence and war

For Hollywood, summer begins in May (and we have had the weather to prove it) so blockbuster season kicks off this week with another big superhero/explosion flick.
Cats, cooties & Mother's Day

Cats, cooties & Mother's Day

Let's get the obvious question out of the way first: yes, Keanu Reeves does play the voice of the cat in Keanu , but not for the entire movie.
Five favourite films: Angie Nolan

Five favourite films: Angie Nolan

It takes about a week for the dust to settle after the Olympus 72hr Filmmaker Showdown and the general consensus is this year saw some of the strongest films in recent memory with a nice heavy representation of local talent.
Jungle Book is the bee's knees

Jungle Book is the bee's knees

Talking-animal movies creep me out. From the borderline animal-abusive antics of Mr.
Hardcore Henry vs. The Barkley Marathons

Hardcore Henry vs. The Barkley Marathons

Hollywood is lean on fresh ideas to feed the beast: the literary classics have long been covered (even Fear and Loathing ), comic books have been mined pretty thoroughly ( Ant-Man has his own movie) and after you wade through the teeny bopper lit ( D
Trailer Park Boys return

Trailer Park Boys return

B atman vs.
Batman vs. Superman vs. Pee Wee Herman

Batman vs. Superman vs. Pee Wee Herman

Who do you think would win in a fight? Batman or Superman? It's an age-old schoolyard debate that has started more than a few bouts of fisticuffs over the years but comicdom's mightiest query finally gets its day on the silver screen with this week's