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Black Box Investigations (2023)

Black Box Investigations is an Official Selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It premiers Sunday, October 1st, 8:30pm at Vancity Theatre.

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Wham! (2023)

For the first thirty-plus years of my life, I had no patience for George Michael or Wham.

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Oppenheimer (2023)

The first two hours of Oppenheimer are pretty close to exactly what you’d expect of a Christopher Nolan-helmed biopic.

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Elemental (2023)

Elemental should never have made it out of the concept brainstorming phase.

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Joy Ride (2023)

Theatrically-released raunchy comedies are becoming an endangered species.

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Reality (2023)

Reality is a fascinating piece of docudrama by Tina Satter, adapting her stage play to film.

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023)

As an adaptation of the universally-known and -loved novel from 1970, it is what you would expect: nostalgic and rosy and clearly a piece of “warm-hug cinema.” It’s more than that, though.

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Paint (2023)

The 2023 indie comedy, Paint, written and directed by Brit McAdams, is basically a 95-minute Saturday Night Live skit.

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Renfield (2023)

The pitch is clear just from the top billing

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The Old Way (2023)

The title of The Old Way, a western action film by Brett Donowho, carries a double meaning.