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Day: February 9, 2018

Review: Fake Blood

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Rob Grant and Mike Kovac are a pair of friends and independent filmmakers from Vancouver, and at the beginning of their documentary project Fake Blood, Rob tells us in voiceover that they are no longer on speaking terms. The film then goes back to tell us what happened… Read More Review: Fake Blood

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Review: Entanglement

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Ben Layton (Thomas Middleditch) is in the throes of depression, finding himself unable to cope after his wife left him for another man.  But he finds a new purpose in life when he finds out that his parents nearly adopted a baby girl, who they had to give… Read More Review: Entanglement

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Review: A Fantastic Woman

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Marina (Daniela Vega) is a transwoman in Chile, who is dating the much older man Orlando (Francisco Reyes).  When Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies while they are together, his family starts to place the blame on Marina, barring her from coming to the funeral service, driven by… Read More Review: A Fantastic Woman

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