Writer-director Ian Harnarine’s Doubles effectively captures what it feels like to be caught between promise and heritage, between anger and forgiveness, and between two rough situations, only one of which …
Andrew Parker
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Andrew Parker
Andrew Parker fell in love with film growing up across the street from a movie theatre. He began writing professionally about film at the age of fourteen, and has been following his passions ever since. His writing has been showcased at various online outlets, as well as in The Globe and Mail, BeatRoute, and NOW Magazine. If he's not watching something or reading something, he's probably sleeping.
The latest in a long lineage of subpar comedies about old folks getting the band back together designed to be slept through during a long flight back from Boca, The …
Subtle in its approach but resounding in its overall emotional impact and intent, Swedish-Georgian filmmaker Levan Akin’s Crossing looks at familial rifts and the politics of living as a transperson …
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has a concept that would make for a perfect Guy Ritchie movie (or one that Quentin Tarantino already made), but it doesn’t feel particularly hardened, …
If viewers want nothing more than a bunch of solid laughs, gory set pieces, and the promise of two violence prone super-anti-heroes teaming up and brawling in equal measure, director …
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam tells a well known story about a dubious figure in the entertainment industry from the empathetic perspective of his victims, but it’s also a …
Clair Titley’s documentary The Contestant will leave viewers stunned, even if they think they know the whole story behind it.
Irish filmmaker Damian Mc Carthy’s atmospheric chiller Oddity is a hearty stew of classic genre tropes mixed into a ghoulishly delightful and refreshingly original package.
A generic action movie with a generic title, Customs Frontline fails to build any genuine tension with its confused story of international intrigue, revenge, and overcoming mental illness.
A stripped down, but wonderfully impactful and affecting look at forming and embracing personal identity, Luke Gilford’s first feature National Anthem is one of the most disarming and surprising films …