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Film review: Hidden Letters takes a subtly subversive look at an ancient, secret language

Far more than an artistic portrait, documentary on Nushu connects oppression of women in China’s past with its present

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 23, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre

Out in the Ring takes deep dive into wrestling's queer history, streaming via Whistler Film Festival to January 2

Fascinating characters, and some dark times, as documentary travels from 1950s through WWE to today

SCREEN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 14, 2022Whistler Film Festival

VIFF celebrates the season with Wes World, Best of 2022, December Docs

Tribute to Wes Anderson’s witty oeuvre kicks off with a party December 21

SCREENStir VancouverDecember 13, 2022Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre

The Cinematheque’s December Film Club screens Meet Me in St. Louis

Vincente Minnelli’s holiday classic marks the birth of the modern film musical

SCREENStir VancouverDecember 9, 2022Partner Content, The Cinematheque, Holiday 2022

Film review: Framing Agnes widens the lens on trans history in a work that pushes documentary form

Blending 1950s talk show, re-enactments, and real personal reflections, Chase Joynt illuminates once-lost research transcripts

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 9, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre

Vancouver International Black Film Festival launches hybrid program for 2022, December 16 to 20

The second annual fest highlights diversity on and off the camera

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithDecember 6, 2022VIBFF, Vancouver International Black Film Festival

Squid Game star goes sleek in the breathless South Korean spy thriller Hunt, at VIFF to December 8

Directing and acting, Lee Jung-jae builds frenetic car chases, shootouts, and espionage intrigue

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 2, 2022VIFF Centre

Whistler Film Festival reviews: Insanely extreme sports, a pathological skinflint, and an eye-catching indie treat

Human Extreme, Offside: The Harold Ballard Story, and Diaspora among the 2022 fest’s compelling titles

SCREENGail JohnsonNovember 30, 2022Whistler Film Festival, film review, Whistler

Whistler Film Festival: Jules Arita Koostachin draws on Cree cultural practices in Broken Angel

The multidisciplinary artist’s feature has its Western Canadian premiere at the 2022 fest

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2022Whistler Film Festival, Jules Koostachin, Indigenous, Cree, Whistler

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams follows Ferragamo's unlikely rise to luxury footwear king, at VIFF Centre to November 28

Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino traces life from poor Italian village to Hollywood

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 19, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's unapologetically personal and dreamlike Bardo opens at VIFF Centre November 18

A Mexican filmmaker is visited by a series of vivid dreams, by old friends, ghosts, and his own uneasy conscience

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 17, 2022Partner Content, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF Centre

Film reviews: European Union Film Festival travels from Helsinki karaoke lounges to an Austrian detention centre

Finland’s Karaoke Paradise, Poland’s I Never Cry, and Austria’s Fox in a Hole are standouts

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 15, 2022The Cinematheque, European Union Film Festival, Homepage feature

SFU Woodward's forges partnership with Turkish Film Festival

Latest episode of ArtScape podcast focuses on event that has screenings at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts November 19 and 20

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 15, 2022Partner Content, SFUW, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Film review: Haunting atmosphere and powerful performances drive The Wonder's probing look at science and faith

Florence Pugh is riveting as a 19th-century nurse sent to the Irish Midlands to observe a “fasting girl”

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 4, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature

Whistler Film Festival announces 2022 lineup, with 86 releases in its 22nd edition

Highlights include White Noise starring Adam Driver; Thierry Donard’s Human Extreme; and the Canadian fest premiere of Guillermo del Torro’s Pinocchio

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2022Whistler Film Festival, Whistler

Florence Pugh takes centre stage in The Wonder, set to open at VIFF Centre on November 4

The critically lauded exploration of science and faith is set in mid-19th-century Ireland

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 2, 2022Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival

The Polygon presents Woman, Life, Liberty: Feminist Cinema from Iran

In solidarity with Iranian women, new series screens some of the greatest Persian films ever made

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 1, 2022Partner Content, the Polygon, The Polygon Gallery

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs celebrates partnership with South African Film Festival

In the latest episode of the ArtScape podcast, SFUW’s Michael Boucher speaks to the fest about its programming and collaboration

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 30, 2022Partner Content, SFUW, SFU Woodward's, South African Film Festival

Film review: In charming Ténor, a Parisian rap artist goes to the Opera Garnier

Screening at Visions Ouest, this breezy French find has a surprising amount to say about the power of art to connect a divided society

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 26, 2022VISIONS OUEST, SFU Woodward's

Coraline director Harry Selick's new Wendell & Wild screens in time for Halloween, at VIFF Centre

Three screenings on October 31 for new stop-motion genius’s collab with Key and Peele

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 26, 2022VIFF Centre

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