The “old” Fantastic Fest was lawless, sometimes in a good, fun way and sometimes in a bad, predatory one. And attempts to recapture it through stunts just don’t play the same in the new era. Which is fine—from experience, I can testify that it’s a Sisyphean task to try to live up to people’s nostalgic … Read more
Ryosuke Hamaguchi’s provocatively titled “Evil Does Not Exist” (102 minutes) taught me a word I’d never heard before: glamping. I don’t know if the term really exists in present-day Japan or if Hamaguchi made it up for his film, but it’s a contraction of “glamorous camping,” a practice whereby wealthy urbanites go to the country … Read more
This year’s meta-festival drama came in the form of the simultaneous WGA and SAG strikes and American labor union actions that are having a massive effect on almost every facet of the Canadian industry, even though we have our own guilds operating under different structures. Such is the weight of these writers and stars that … Read more
As part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2023, tickets for Hayao Miyazaki’s Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises are now on sale ahead of their showings next month. Where to get tickets for Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises’ theatrical return? The films — which will be shown in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions — will also feature select, … Read more
screens Sunday, May 10th, 7pm with director/co-writer Clement Virgo scheduled to attend “DARK CITY” 25th Anniversary Screening presented in 35mm Director: Alex Proyas | 100 mins Alex Proyas’ 1998 film about a man struggling with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems … Read more