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Cinequest 2019: Princess of the Row

March 14, 2019 Mac Williams 0

Cinequest screens several world premieres throughout its festival every year; however, none may have had as much impact as Princess of The Row on the […]

Cinequest 2019: Peterloo

March 13, 2019 Mac Williams 0

Peterloo tells the story of the 1819 massacre in Manchester which killed as many as 15 people and wounded 700 others. Veteran director Mike Leigh retells […]

Cinequest 2019: Apartment 413

March 13, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

Having your first child can be stressful — in fact, it might drive you crazy. For Marco (Nicholas Saenz), it’s the latter. The additional weight […]

Cinequest 2019: Guest Artist

March 13, 2019 Mac Williams 0

In what could be one of the hidden gems of Cinequest 2019 Jeff Daniels pulls a tour de force as a playwright who has, in […]

Cinequest 2019: Ordinary Gods

March 13, 2019 Mac Williams 0

Playing in the World Cup is the ultimate goal for any soccer player. However, the road to get there is never easy and few actually […]

Cinequest 2019: The Chaperone

March 12, 2019 Mac Williams 0

Julian Fellowes has done it again, creating a very specific period piece with a timeless connection to modern audiences. Fellowes, the writer/creator of Downton Abbey, wrote […]

Cinequest 2019: Bite Me

March 11, 2019 Mac Williams 0

Vampires officially crossed into the mainstream long ago. The world premiere of Bite Me at Cinequest only reaffirms the popularity of the genre; however, Bite Me […]

Cinequest 2019: Red Letter Day

March 11, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

You can tell this is Canada because for the most part, everyone is so polite about killing each other. A slasher film of manners, Red Letter […]

Cinequest 2019: The Public

March 11, 2019 Mac Williams 0

Public libraries have been a beacon of learning and a safe haven for the communities they serve. In Emilio Estevez’s The Public, the library becomes […]

Captain Marvel Changes The Story

March 9, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

Captain Marvel never gets called Captain Marvel in the film Captain Marvel. But something about that works. Though the Marvel Cinematic Universe has established that Captain […]

Cheap Game Review: The Savior’s Gang

March 8, 2019 Budiak 0

The Savior’s Gang, Chapter 1. 1 In the beginning, there was a cheap game. Budiak saw it, and it was probably not good. “Yea” […]

Cinequest 2019: Clownvets

March 7, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

“Clowning is a trick to bring love close,” Patch Adams told interviewer Richard Von Busack tonight at the California Theater. The two were there to […]

Cinequest 2019: Every Time I Die

March 7, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

As a child, Sam (Drew Fontiero) did a very bad thing. Or did he? Even if he did, does he deserve the strange hell he’s […]

Cinequest 2019: “Here And Beyond”

March 6, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

Time just keeps going and going and going… At least, that’s what elderly scientist Mac (Greg Lucey) thought all his life. Time goes one way, […]

Cheap Game Review: AlienAfterLife

March 6, 2019 Budiak 0

Note: I did not misspell the name of this game, nor did I forget the spaces. There are no spaces in the title. There are […]

Journey To Japan’s Past With Chronin

February 25, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

“In 1864, Japan was on the cusp of revolution.” So begins Alison Wilgus’ Chronin, getting readers up to speed on the necessary historical background. The basics […]