Review: Akilla’s Escape

Rising indie filmmaker Charles Officer explores his Toronto-Jamaican roots with a culture-steeped take on the gangster flick…

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Review: There Is No Evil

One of the best films at VIFF 2020, There Is No Evil sees Mohammad Rasoulof continue to tackle Iran’s authoritarian regime head on…

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Five Films to Catch at VIFF 2020

Despite the pandemic’s attempts to rob local senior citizens of their favourite few weeks of the year, the Vancouver International Film Festival returns for its 39th edition this month, utilising an online platform to stream its more than 100 features and events for the very first time.

Here are five flicks worth checking out…

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ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2019!

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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VIFF 2019 – Final Round-Up

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

VIFF 2019 – Week Two Round-Up

The Vancouver International Film Festival continues with a collection of intimate, personal, highly emotional pictures from across the globe…
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VIFF 2019 – Week One Round-Up

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

Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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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ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2018!

Bold, reflective, and steeped in dark wit: 2018 was an astonishing year for cinema.

As close to a traditional list as possible, here’s ILT’s 10 favourite reels of the year…
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Review: The Front Runner | Ash is Purest White – VIFF 2018

ILT’s final reviews for VIFF 2018 focus on Jason Reitman’s political drama The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman and J.K. Simmons, and legendary Chinese director Jia Zhangke’s gangster melodrama Ash is Purest White, starring Zhao Tao and Liao Fan.Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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