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I adored Dust Bunny, something wonderfully unexpected and delightful. My spoiler free thoughts below.

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Dust Bunny (2025)
Watching Dust Bunny reminded me of the first time I saw Amelie , or The Fisher King , or A Little Princess , films that explored the contex...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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One of my all time favourite films, released as it always should have been, as one epic film featuring one of the greatest performances of the 21st century. My thoughts on Kill Bill The Whole Bloody Affair below.

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A ★★★★★ review of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006)
For me Kill Bill has always been my favourite Tarantino film. For me his films range from the very enjoyable to the extremely overrated with this being the one I enjoy time and time again without exce...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Lots of new films to get through this weekend so lets begin with Wake Up Dead Man, another great Benoit Blanc mystery. My thoughts below.

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Wake Up Dead Man
Wake Up Dead Man may be the most convoluted and intricately woven of all the " Knives Out " mysteries so far, and I mean that as a complime...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I finally got around to seeing F1 (which of coarse stands for Formula One) and I can affirm it is the One most Formulaic movie I have seen in a very long time. My thoughts below.

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F1 (2025)
F1 stands for Formula One (as everyone knows) and it applies to this movie in more ways than one. Not only does it centre on the car racing...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The second new movie I saw this weekend was a disappointment. I found Jay Kelly rather boring. My thoughts below

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Jay Kelly (2025)
Baumbach's portrait of a star attempting to make sense of his life, the conflicts of his fame and his personal life, his relationships with ...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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I adored Hamnet. Buckley is a master. See it. My thoughts below.

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Hamnet (2025)
Hamnet kept exceeding my expectations. I was a bit skeptical of a romance about Will and Agnes centred around the death of their son but was...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The Spirit Awards once again line up more with my tastes than most other awards shows. Amongst the nominees are some of my favourite films of the year including The Baltimorons, Sorry Baby, Twinless, Lurker, Train Dreams, Eephus, Hedda, and The Long Walk.

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The nominations for the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards have been announced
The smaller projects get to shine as the Independent Spirit Awards give recognition to the non-big studio releases for next year's event.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I enjoyed the first Troll which was a surprisingly fun if simple monster movie. The sequel isn't as good but I still had fun.

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A ★★★ review of Troll 2 (2025)
- the first Troll was a surprisingly fun monster movie that didn’t talk down to its audience  - this sequel starts to show diminishing returns  - it leans into the silly a bit more than the first and ...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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It's December and people are watching their favourite holiday movies. I can't recommend strongly enough that you check out The Baltimorons, a new holiday classic set on Christmas Eve. It is playing in some cinemas and available for VOD.

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The Baltimorons (2025)
I love it when a film uses a genre structure (in this case rom-com) to tell a very different story. The Baltimorons is set up like what we ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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As it is World AIDS Day, I continue my 2025 Canadian Film Rewatch Project with 2023’s I Don’t Know Who You Are, a film that reminds me how much queer men’s relationship to HIV has changed andnywt how much it remains intertwined in our lives

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A ★★★★ review of I Don't Know Who You Are (2023)
- focused story that is gripping and compelling throughout  - I remember when movies about HIV were about death and loss - this film reminds us of how much has changed aged and yet how much remains th...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Zootopia 2 is the first animated sequel in a looooooong time that I actually enjoyed even if it doesn't reach the heights of its predecessor. My thoughts below.

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Zootopia 2 (2025)
Normally I am not a fan of sequels to big animated blockbusters. With the rare exception ( Toy Story 3 ) they end up being corporate recycli...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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My thoughts below on Wicked For Good, which has a good shot at being the highest grossing film of the year.

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Wicked For Good (2025)
Dune Part Two , Kill Bill Part Two , The Two Towers , some could argue Superman II . These sorts of "sequels" aren't really sequels at all b...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I missed an earlier chance to see Joachim Trier's new film Sentimental Value and I am so glad I finally got to watch it as it will likely be one of my favourite films of the year. My thoughts below.

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Sentimental Value/Affeksjonsverdi (2025)
I remember being taken off guard by just how much The Worst Person in the World affected me. I didn't know exactly what to make of it when ...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I know the only film anyone is talking about this weekend is Wicked For Good but there are other films coming out as well. The first I want to post about is the wonderful Train Dreams. My thoughts below.

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Train Dreams (2025)
Writers-directors Kwedar and Bentley have been making quiet yet emotionally powerful films together for a while now, switching off who direc...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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I continue to see a lot of new films so I'm trying to keep up. The next is the debut feature by writer/director Carmen Emmi, Plainclothes part thriller, part (recent) historical drama. My thoughts below.
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Plainclothes (2025)
I'm always excited for the debut of a promising new film maker and Emmi is certainly in that category. His first feature, Plainclothes, feat...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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For Trans Awareness Week I am continuing my 2025 Canadian Film Rewatch Project with 2024's Close to You.

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A ★★★★½ review of Close to You (2023)
I didn't know the script for Close to You was extensively improvised by the actors until after I watched it but it made so much sense in how real it all felt. The scenes had an unscripted authenticity...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I've seen the latest Now You See Me movie and it's pretty much on par with the rest of those movies. Take that for what you will. My thoughts below.

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Now You See Me Now You Don't (2025)
Heist movies are fun. And if I'm being honest, the Now You See Me Movies are not the best but they're not the worse either. They fall very ...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I've seen Edgar Wright's new adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man and these are my thoughts:

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The Running Man (2025)
Hollywood still hasn't learned two lessons, (1) Edgar Wright doesn't make big blockbusters for normies, and (2) despite his leading man look...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Come See Me in the Good Light may be the best documentary I've seen all year. It follows the poet Andrea Gibson as they work through the last year of their life before succumbing to cancer and is just beautiful. It's now available on AppleTV and is very much worth watching.
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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For Remembrance Day/Veterans Day I am continuing my 2025 Canadian Film Rewatch Project with Paul Gross' 2008 film Passchendaele, a film which explores the horrors of participating in war even on the winning side.

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A ★★★★ review of Passchendaele (2008)
- the story was inspired by Gross' family member who, near the end of his life, regretting taking the life of a young German during WWI - it is an emotive yet sympathetic tribute to those who served i...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Below are my complicated thoughts on the new film Fairyland about the queer writer, Steve Abbott.

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Fairyland (2025)
Director Durham's debut is a competent if somewhat standard biopic of writer Steve Abbott, queer activist who died of HIV related complicati...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Nuremberg is an old school Oscar-baity movie that I have rather mixed feelings about. I lay out my thoughts below.

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Nuremberg (2025)
Nuremberg is an old school Hollywood Oscar-bait epic, the likes of which we don't see as often as we used to. An A-list cast, sweeping dire...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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I have a lot of thoughts about Guillermo del Toro's new adaptation of Frankenstein but generally I really enjoyed it. My thoughts below.

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Frankenstein (2025)
Much has been said about how visually striking del Toro's long awaited adaptation of the legendary science fiction novel is. From the art di...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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While I still think Prey is my favourite Predator movie, Badlands is high up on the list. I recommend seeing this one in cinemas. My spoiler free thoughts below.

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Predator: Badlands (2025)
Full disclosure, I'm not a fan of the Predator films but I loved Prey and Killer of Killers . And now I can say I loved Badlands as well....
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November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM