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[VIFF 2020] REVIEW: ‘Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game’ probably happened on a Tuesday
[VIFF 2020] REVIEW: ‘Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game’ probably happened on a Tuesday

There’s some genuinely funny moments that’s part Napoleon Dynamite and part The Breakfast Club, but there’s a lack of an overarching arc to tie it altogether. I guess ETBDAHSBG’s supposed to be a slice of life and represent an awkward yet normal day of high school, but perhaps that’s why it’s not very engaging. It feels like a bunch of forgettable SNL skits cobbled together, and there are times where it just drags.

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Film, New ReleasesJason Chenhigh school basketball game, events transpiring, calgary, 1999, 2020, canadian, ted stenson, andrew phung, paul cowling, viff, viff 2020, reviewComment
True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, March 14/18
True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, March 14/18

True North Streaming is a semi-regular column highlighting some of the best new additions to Netflix’s Canadian service. Like many of you, every so often I get a pleasant surprise when I discover a cool movie or TV show that’s just popped up on Netflix’s often-maligned sister platform. These posts will help you filter through the often quirky mix of Netflix Canada’s offerings and find the most valuable ways to waste some time.

And with that, in no particular order…

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Film, Recommendations, TVRobert Snownetflix, netflix canada, canada, canadian, keanu, key and peele, jordan peele, comedy, brigsby bear, mark hamill, collateral, bbc, carey mulligan, begin again, mark ruffalo, keira knightley, wind river, taylor sheridan, jeremy renner, elizabeth olsen, broadchurch, david tennant, jodie whittaker, midnight special, michael shannon, tv, movies, recommendationsComment
True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, July 12/17
True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, July 12/17

True North Streaming is a semi-regular column highlighting some of the best new additions to Netflix’s Canadian service. Like many of you, every so often I get a pleasant surprise when I discover a cool movie or TV show that’s just popped up on Netflix’s often-maligned sister platform. These posts will help you filter through the often quirky mix of Netflix Canada’s offerings and find the most valuable ways to waste some time.

And with that, in no particular order…

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Film, Recommendations, TVRobert Snownetflix canada, netflix, canada, canadian, streaming, true north streaming, new zealand, what we do in the shadows, vampires, hacksaw ridge, mel gibson, andrew garfield, alison brie, glow, wrestling, pedro almodovar, kristen wiig, bill murray, tv, movies, cinemaComment
True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, April 17/17
True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, April 17/17

True North Streaming is a semi-regular column highlighting some of the best new additions to Netflix’s Canadian service. Like many of you, every so often I get a pleasant surprise when I discover a cool movie or TV show that’s just popped up on Netflix’s often-maligned sister platform. These posts will help you filter through the often quirky mix of Netflix Canada’s offerings and find the most valuable ways to waste some time.

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Film, Recommendations, TVRobert Snownetflix, canada, canadian, documentary, stranger than fiction, outlander, mad max, fury road, better call saul, classic, steven spielberg, guillermo del toro, recommendations, streaming, movies, tv, film, cinema, jake johnson, will ferrell, joel edgertonComment