A Safe Distance, which was directed by Gloria Mercer in her debut feature, had its Canadian premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival last night. It was written by Aidan West and adapted from his short film of the same name. Set in British Columbia, Alex (Bethany Brown) reluctantly agrees to go camping with her boyfriend…
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Review: Carolina Caroline
Coloured in red, white, and blue like the American flag, Carolina Caroline’s opening credits set the film’s tone. Caroline (Samara Weaving), a naive and innocent woman living in Texas, finds her life changed forever when Oliver (Kyle Gallner) walks into her filling station and scams her boss out of a few extra bills. Caroline is…
Fantasia 2025 Review: Every Heavy Thing
Writer and director Mickey Reece (Agnes, Climate of the Hunter) returns to Fantasia Festival with the world premiere of his latest film, Every Heavy Thing. The comedy-thriller opens to the bare breasts of a woman called Birdie (Bethany Jester) who is talking on the phone to her friend about how she’s sick of Hightown City…