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TIFF 2019: We bid farewell to an old acquaintance

We also ponder how hard it is to be Joe

TIFF 2019: Terrence Malick sets my mind on fire

One visionary comes through; another delivers his worst movie ever

TIFF 2019: Portrait of a critic on fire

Evan Morgan takes in Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Parasite, and Vitaline Varela

Ram Dass makes a Becoming subject for filmmaker Jamie Catto

Archival footage provides a neat summation of the spiritual technology that turned Ram Dass into a counterculture guru, all of it inside a crisp 81 minutes.

With sprawling Transmissions, Lisa Jackson creates a new film language from Indigenous roots

Jackson is a filmmaker, but she’s never allowed that job description to limit what she creates or where and how she screens her works.

Vancouver Latin American Film Fest: How The Infiltrators broke the ICE

Savvy undocumented youth take on US Immigration and win in this sizzling docudrama.

The Vancouver Queer Film Festival indulges its transfinite spirit

Transfinite happens to be the title of an especially striking feature screening midway through the fest’s 11-day run.

Mark Haney makes Soviet communism sing again at the Vancity Theatre

The composer brings his considerable talents to a live score for a silent Russian masterpiece.

Love Intersections aims to present documentary narratives of queer folks not normally seen in mainstream coverage

Jen Sungshine and David Ng like bending the rules any way they can.

Propaganda: The Art of Lies director Larry Weinstein administers some truth

It's a playful film about a serious subject.

Gavin Somers brings queer experiences into classrooms with Out in Schools

The program seeks to open up dialogue and let kids ask questions about LGBT2SQ+ issues.

Legendary director Mike Leigh takes the battle to Peterloo

His latest is an urgent, impassioned act of radical filmmaking.

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