Poor Alex (Alex Lee Williams) is suffering from parasomnia clear at the beginning of the film he is a danger to himself and as the movie progresses a danger to his sweetheart, unsuccessful documentary filmmaker Mallory (Mallory Drumm). As appropriate, given his self destructive bent he is receiving medical care. Off Mallory and Alex travelContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Dream Eater”: Bereft of Terror”
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RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Clan of the Painted Lady”: Back to Your Roots
Why do some search to find their “roots” while others don’t give a damn? Director/writer of “Clan of the Painted Lady” Jennifer Chiu, a British Columbian, delves into her Hakka culture and her own family history to determine where it originated and where it is travelling to. Like the Painted Lady butterfly that embarks onContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Clan of the Painted Lady”: Back to Your Roots”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Akashi”: Wisdom of the Cuckolds
Kana Yamamoto (Mayuma Yoshida) returns from Vancouver to her Tokyo home, for the first time in a decade, for her grandmother’s funeral. Kana is a struggling artist yet to find success like her late artist grandfather. As well she has yet to find success in love after being “dumped” by her Tokyo boyfriend Hiro (RyoContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Akashi”: Wisdom of the Cuckolds”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Loathe Thy Neighbor”
“Loathe Thy Neighbor” is a low budget Canadian indie film shot in Bruce County, Ontario. One can’t deny certain of its comedic elements but it is more of a character study than a comedy. Deeply unhappy characters seldom craft a comedy. City slicker Will Larkfield (Brennan Clost) inherits a farm from his father who hadContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Loathe Thy Neighbor””
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Are We Done Now”: A Panoply of Emotions
In the swirl of COVID Pamela Givers (Gabrielle Miller) as a registered clinical counsellor soothes and probes the emotions of emotionally afflicted clients. Pamela is mask and hand sanitizer obsessed so she is hardly COVID neutral and she is not without emotional problems herself. A client of Pamela, film producer Dev Greene (Ben Immanuel) approachesContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Are We Done Now”: A Panoply of Emotions”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film:“Seeds”: Something More Political is Germinating Under the Horror
“Seeds” is most often categorized in reviews as a horror movie with comedic elements. I agree but there is an angrier political layer germinating under the horror moniker namely an Indigenous strike back against colonization both past and present. We are introduced to Ziggy (Kaniehtiio Horn) as a struggling urban Indian “influencer” surviving on bicycleContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film:“Seeds”: Something More Political is Germinating Under the Horror”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Sweet Angel Baby”: Newfoundland Explosion!
“Down east”, as they say in Canada, on 6December1917 two ships, one loaded with high explosives, collided in Halifax, Nova Scotia with the resulting explosion killing 1,782 people and injuring an estimated 9,000. In the film “Sweet Angel Baby” filmed down east in Newfoundland and Labrador a massive explosion occurs but a moral one, notContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Sweet Angel Baby”: Newfoundland Explosion!”
RKS 2025 Canadian Film: “Skeet”: Newfie Neo Noir?
“Skeet” a 2024 Canadian film shot in the Chalker Place east end neighborhood of St. John’s, Newfoundland indicates there is more to Canadian film than Ontario and British Columbia productions! Immediately prior to watching “Skeet”, “Sweet Angel Baby” another Newfoundlander film was on my screen and will soon be available in theatrical release in Canada.Continue reading “RKS 2025 Canadian Film: “Skeet”: Newfie Neo Noir?”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Magnetosphere”: Quirky, Cheesy, Tender and Risque
Maggie (Shayelin Martin) is a thirteen-year-old with “an issue” which initially may be having you wandering down the depressing rocky road of a severe neurological disease. Occasionally she sees sparkles and murky clouds around objects and her sensory reception all around seems skewered. And top that off with being an insecure teen with low selfContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Magnetosphere”: Quirky, Cheesy, Tender and Risque”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Hola Frida”: Cheapened by Gringo Voices?
HOLA FRIDA is an animated feature film that introduces a new generation to one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century—Frida Kahlo. Known for her strength, resilience, and creativity, Frida revolutionized modern art through her unique blend of Expressionism, Surrealism, and deep-rooted Mexican culture. Her life and legacy continue to inspire audiences worldwide, andContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Hola Frida”: Cheapened by Gringo Voices?”
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