January 15, 2020 2019, film, retrospect, review 2019, Little Women, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, top 10, Toy Story 4, Uncut Gems, Under the Silver Lake, Us 4 Comments

ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2019!

by Nick Lay

2019 was comfortably one of the strongest years of the decade for cinema.

As close to a traditional list as possible, here’s ILT’s 10 favourite reels of the year…
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October 21, 2019 2019, film Ford v Ferrari, Joker, Michael Moore, Motherless Brooklyn, Roger & Me, Samsara, The Twentieth Century, The Two Popes, Up, VIFF 2019 Leave a comment

“I recognise that cough” – Celebrating VIFF’s senior citizens

by Nick Lay

Because seniors go to the movies too…

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October 18, 2019 2019, film, interview Matthew Rankin, The Twentieth Century, VIFF 2019 Leave a comment

The Twentieth Century – An interview with director Matthew Rankin

by Nick Lay

Winnipeg filmmaker Matthew Rankin is making waves on the national festival scene with his debut The Twentieth Century, a darkly amusing gut shot to everything Canada.

Nicholas Lay sat down with the writer-director at VIFF to find out what drove him to take the piss so emphatically out of his nation’s identity. Continue reading →

October 17, 2019 2019, film, review Ford v Ferrari, Marriage Story, Melancholic, The Two Popes, VIFF 2019 Leave a comment

VIFF 2019 – Final Round-Up

by Nick Lay

The Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up with some big names, big experiences, and plenty of charm… Continue reading →

October 14, 2019 2019, film, review Pain and Glory, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Roger & Me, Sorry We Missed You, VIFF 2019 Leave a comment

VIFF 2019 – Week Two Round-Up

by Nick Lay

The Vancouver International Film Festival continues with a collection of intimate, personal, highly emotional pictures from across the globe…
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October 3, 2019 2019, film, review Motherless Brooklyn, Parasite, The Death of Dick Long, The Lighthouse, The Twentieth Century, VIFF 2019 2 Comments

VIFF 2019 – Week One Round-Up

by Nick Lay

The Vancouver International Film Festival is well underway, with week one throwing up the usual array of weird and wonderful highlights… Continue reading →

September 25, 2019 2019, film, preview Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story, Parasite, The Lighthouse, The Twentieth Century, vancouver international film festival, viff, VIFF 2019 Leave a comment

Five Films to Catch at VIFF 2019

by Nick Lay

The Vancouver International Film Festival returns for its 38th edition this week, and as usual there will be no shortage of friendly, sometimes sleepy senior citizens to mingle and compare raincoats on the grey days between 26th September and 11th October.

There will also be some films to watch, with VIFF’s content once again spanning the full range of world and independent cinema. Here are five flicks to make sure you catch! Continue reading →

July 29, 2019 2019, film, review Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, Bruce Lee, Charles Manson, Damon Herriman, kurt russell, leonardo dicaprio, Margot Robbie, michael madsen, Mike Moh, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, quentin tarantino, Rafal Zawierucha, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, Steve McQueen, Zoe Bell 2 Comments

Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

by Nick Lay

Quentin Tarantino returns to lovingly mock and adore Tinseltown in what is comfortably the film of the year so far…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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