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3 memorable movies at Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival cast light on tradition

The Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival returns to the Vancity Theatre for its 12th year.

Metamorphosis documentarians envision a better future with climate solutions

Metamorphosis presents a seductive invitation to consider the transformative possibilities offered by the environmental emergency we face.

Cinephiles heed the call of the great indoors

Blistering in the sun isn’t everyone’s bag, especially with so much sweet on-screen action hitting the arthouses and multiplexes this summer.

East Vancouver's Rio Theatre is in its final stretch of its campaign to purchase the theatre

You're forgiven if you're confused about the current status of the Rio Theatre.

Exclusive: The making of Vancouver cult classic, Big Meat Eater

Director Chris Windsor finally breaks his silence on one of our all-time favourites.

Horror sensation Hereditary drops its audience into hell

Writer-director Ari Aster taps grief and family trauma to produce the most disturbing horror flick we’ve seen in years.

Shane Koyczan doc director describes thorny relationship with her star

“This is the first film I’ve made where the subject isn’t very happy.”

Google Earth helped Saroo Brierley rediscover a lost family a continent away—and give birth to the hit movie Lion

Australian author Saroo Brierley’s story would be hard to believe were it not so well-documented.

Cannes 2018: Burning and The House That Jack Built leave deep impressions

Seeing bad films is a part of any festival experience, though it was a small part of the bargain during Cannes 2018, where only two of the 24 movies our writer saw were outright bombs.

VIFF's inaugural Rupture showcase will kill its darlings

The four-day event will be headlined by the Western Canadian premiere of Hereditary, a buzzed-about horror flick from director Ari Aster.

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Movie Features

3 memorable movies at Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival cast light on tradition

Metamorphosis documentarians envision a better future with climate solutions

Cinephiles heed the call of the great indoors

East Vancouver's Rio Theatre is in its final stretch of its campaign to purchase the theatre

Exclusive: The making of Vancouver cult classic, Big Meat Eater

Horror sensation Hereditary drops its audience into hell

Shane Koyczan doc director describes thorny relationship with her star

Google Earth helped Saroo Brierley rediscover a lost family a continent away—and give birth to the hit movie Lion

Cannes 2018: Burning and The House That Jack Built leave deep impressions

VIFF's inaugural Rupture showcase will kill its darlings

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