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Daniel Eng

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Queen of my Dreams: Memories in Colour

Queen of my Dreams: Memories in Colour

In The Queen of My Dreams, director Fawzia Mirza makes her feature debut from a short that she made in 2012. The film world premiered at TIFF '23 and has received five nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, including best lead performance for Amrit Kaur. Inspired...

Poor Things: A Curious Case of Freedom

Poor Things: A Curious Case of Freedom

Poor Things is the newest film from director Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone. In it, Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin (Willem Dafoe). What makes him unorthodox is that he has given...

Imaginary: Feeding Off Creativity

Imaginary: Feeding Off Creativity

The next PG-13 horror film from Blumhouse, Imaginary has the earnest of the indie drama's that have made them a respected production company. It balances this independent aesthetic with a clever horror concept that invites viewers to both be scared and emotionally...

Total Trust: Surveillance State x 1.4 Billion

Total Trust: Surveillance State x 1.4 Billion

Total Trust takes a look at the current complex surveillance state of the People's Republic of China and the country's ever-increasing control over its citizens when its comes to surveillance. The documentary enters this story through the story of Zijuan Chen whose...

Radical Dreamer: Documentary Filmography

Radical Dreamer: Documentary Filmography

Radical Dreamer: Werner Herzog puts a spotlight on one the most unique and eclectic filmmakers to put his vision forward into the world. Coming in at a time when the artistic output was still recovering from the Nazi regime, Herzog stood out as a radical visionary...

The Taste of Things: The Language of Food

The Taste of Things: The Language of Food

France's selection for the 2024 Oscars absolutely serves. No, for real. The characters literally serve food and that's the bulk of this film. If you find cooking boring or don't have a particular enjoyment of food outside of it providing fuel to your body, it's fair...

The Promised Land – David vs Goliath

The Promised Land – David vs Goliath

The Promised Land is a David and Goliath story... but only if David's assistant and father's servants played a major role. Promised Land introduces Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Milkkensen), a man coming out of his service to the Danish King in Germany that has...

Final Oscar Nominations Predictions 2024

Final Oscar Nominations Predictions 2024

I've kept up with awards a little less than I usually do. I'll be doing another predictions for the winners but the nominees are more fun as they are usually less predictable and have more fun surprises. This year Best Picture seems more certain than ever but other...

The Braid: Women navigating change

The Braid: Women navigating change

We all feel like there's a plan that we are supposed to follow in our lives. Some of us make it for ourselves, some of them we believe are set out by our God and some are from are families. But plans are meant to be broken. Such is the case for the women of The Braid...