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Off Label

Off Label (Directors: Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher): The most challenging film at this year’s Hot Docs was not a surprise to me. I’d seen the directors’ previous film October Country (review) at a Doc Soup screening back in 2010, … Continue reading

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Last Days Here

Last Days Here screens as part of the Canadian Music Week Film Festival on Thursday March 22, 2012 at 9:15pm at TIFF Bell Lighbox. Buy tickets here. Last Days Here (Directors: Don Argott and Demian Fenton): As soon as I’d … Continue reading

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Trigger

This post comes courtesy of Monika Bartyzel, freelance writer and junkie of Canadian cinema, frequently seen at Movies.com and previously sites such as Cinematical and Moviefone.ca. I’m hoping to convince her to contribute more of her insightful writing in the … Continue reading

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Calvet

Calvet (Director: Dominic Allan): The story that Jean-Marc Calvet tells in this essentially one-man show is so unbelievable that you might find yourself not believing it. But director Allan, who doesn’t appear in the film, was on hand to assure … Continue reading

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