A late dispatch on the 44th Vancouver International Film Festival.

“Roofman is high-quality filmmaking at its best - heartwarming, charming, and threaded with perfectly timed comedy that only deepens its appeal”

“The filmmaking and craftsmanship on display in ‘Bugonia’ is exquisite across the board.”

There are flashes of brilliance, and those flashes are beautiful, but for every transcendent shot of the beast traversing the arctic fields as the orange sun burns behind him, we get a clumsy depiction of badly rendered CGI wolves or video game-like bodies being thrown by the beast…it all looks a bit Netflix. 

“…the film is at its best and feels most alive during the moments of worship. They're unlike anything you’ve ever seen before…”

“The juxtaposition between the personal and the collective in My Father’s Shadow is essential.”

The Vancouver International Film Festival has arrived, and while there are plenty of big names getting some deserved attention, there are also dozens of lesser known titles that may have flown under your radar heading into the festival. With that said, here are a handful of titles worth checking out as VIFF gets under way!

“Watching these characters navigate their dynamics with each other is why I am eager to return to this movie over and over again.”

“Through [Dwayne Johnson’s] performance, you believe in more than just his strength - you believe in his vulnerability.“

“Be prepared to laugh and cry and everything in between…”