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Vancouver International Film Festival 2025
Review: Scarlet (2025) – An Ambitious Anime Between Hamlet and the Underworld
Mamoru Hosoda ventures into darker themes and more demanding storytelling in his latest animated feature.
Feb 5
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Radek Velicka
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Review: John Candy: I Like Me (2025) – When a National Icon Is Gone
Why John Candy and Catherine O’Hara mean more in Canada than just “those two from Home Alone.”
Jan 31
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Radek Velicka
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Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Rian Johnson brings Benoit Blanc back to the roots of classic detective storytelling.
Dec 11, 2025
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Radek Velicka
Review – Influencers (2025): A Blood-Soaked Sequel to a Small Thriller
After three days of documentaries and heavy dramas, this was the film that made the Whistler audience laugh, gasp, and cheer all at once.
Dec 11, 2025
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Radek Velicka
Review: Köln 75 (2025) – The story of the girl who rewrote jazz history
At a time when women had no place in the world of music, she risked everything — for one concert.
Nov 26, 2025
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Radek Velicka
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Review – Nouvelle Vague (2025): A Tribute to the French New Wave
Richard Linklater lovingly reconstructs the chaos that gave birth to one of cinema’s greatest revolutions.
Nov 23, 2025
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Radek Velicka
Review: No Other Choice (2025) – Park Chan-wook Brings the Social Thriller Back to Its Peak
A twenty-year passion project blending tension, dark humor, and a piercing study of modern Korean society.
Nov 22, 2025
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Radek Velicka
Review: Christy (2025) – A surprisingly powerful drama that outshines every sports film of the year
Director David Michôd delivers a boxing drama featuring Sidney Sweeney in the performance of her career.
Nov 20, 2025
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Radek Velicka
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