As we are all well past the halfway mark, I am certainly hoping that film fans are checking out as many of the movies on the roster at Whistler Film Festival this year. I have been so excited to share the lineup this year featuring movies from all walks of life, and it feels like […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 12: Waves, Orphans & Mountain Culture
It’s Day 12 of Whistler Film Festival and not only are there two more solid Canadian movies joining the lineup, a highlight of WFF is also hitting the streaming service today; a two-part Mountain Culture Showcase work that I consider some of the most essential viewing of the 2020 edition. Between Waves (Canada/Portugal, dir. Virginia […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 11 – Remembering Mercy
The month-long virtual Whistler Film Festival now heads into Day 11 and features a new movie by Quebec legend Remy Girard, who is also doing a talent talk today online, along with a unique new Canadian prison movie, both of which are solid additions to the lineup. You Will Remember Me (Quebec, Director: Éric Tessier) […]
Whistler FIlm Festival Day 10: Sea To Sky To Claude Lafortune
We have now doubled the usual time of Whistler Film Festival, but with a lot of us being at home with extra time on our hands, there is a lot of time to check out the festival at a much more relaxed pace. I have been emailing with WFF’s Director of Programming Paul Gratton throughout […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 9: Deaths & Madonnas
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” — Kelly McCormack Kelly said this during one of her livestreams last week when being interviewed for SUGAR DADDY (which you should absolutely watch right now if you haven’t yet), and it’s starting how I feel of Day 9 of Whistler Film Festival. The energy is so good with all […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 8: Recurring Dreams? What a Crock!
After the wonderful SMALL TOWN WISCONSIN, one of the very best of the festival, you would think that Whistler Film Festival is starting to decelerate. But no, WFF is just getting warmed up! Two big additions to Day 8 include Julian Temple’s awesome new rock doc and a tight British drama, both of which were […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 7: The Beauty & Perfect Americana of Small Town Wisconsin
For this film loving fan, Day 7 of this year’s Whistler Film Festival is the most important one to me. I have been waiting many months to write this article; so much so that another good movie that premieres today (THE CORRPUTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE) was pushed to yesterday as a “sneak preview” as I […]
Whistler Film Festival, Day 6: Quebec Exits & Scary Manitoba Demons In Shortwork Order
It’s Day 6 of Whistler Film Festival and now the festival is officially running LONGER than its usual five days when it’s in Whistler Village. There’s a lot more breathing room and now that there aren’t any industry live-streams until Wednesday, it’s time to buckle down and watch more movies! As it has been mentioned […]
Whistler Film Festival, Day 5: Digging Quebecois Tunnels
If this were an actual in-person Whistler Film Festival, this would be the day that I would be headed to the awards brunch and take a selfie with every single filmmaker that I met over the five days of the festival. For me it’s the photo equivalent of getting your yearbook signed. Alas, I continue […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 4: It’s a BTS NYC Americana
The online edition of Whistler Film Festival keeps rolling on, and it’s right about this time that the fact I’m not walking through the village, moderating Q&A screenings, grabbing a poutine at Zog’s and running into filmmakers and movie buffs is really starting to hit me now. That said, I am still happy I am […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 3: Marinas and Maritimes
It’s Day 3 of #WFF20. What have you seen so far? What are you excited to see the most? These questions are almost at the heart of daily film festival life and something I am asked by other filmgoers on a daily basis, and as I’m sitting in my house writing this to you, sipping […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 2: Stray and Shorts In Danger
Day 2 of the virtual #WFF20 is upon us. Normally this is the day that I would wake up in my hotel room after the opening night party, fully exhausted after covering the opening night gala and party, fully ready to brew an entire pot of coffee and continue live-blogging. Alas, I am sitting at […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 1: Virtual Starter & Sugar Daddies
I love everything about film festivals. Having written about them for nearly 20 years now, it’s not only a personal passion but I also enjoy spreading the word of the movies I see to an audience. Getting to see movies throughout a select amount of days, meeting the filmmakers, talking movies and shop with fellow […]
Apple TV Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield
The latest movie by IN THE LOOP slash VEEP slash THE DEATH OF STALIN filmmaker Armando Iannucci, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD is a very light-hearted and modern take on the old Charles Dickens classic, this time focusing on the early years of the title character, here played by Dev Patel as we experience […]
Review – THE WAR WITH GRANDPA – DeNiro Hits The Lowest Common Denominator
THE WAR WITH GRANDPA is a very insulting experience; insulting to those who watch it but even more insulting to the people who acted and made it. It feels like every moment of watching this movie my IQ dropping and my intelligence obliterated, right to the point of the Even from the very first scene, […]