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Pictures USA, 2025, Dir. Josh Boone, 116 minutes When and Where Release date for Canada: October 24, 2025 | Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver AVX Reviewer John Anthony Jane Regretting You is a film by Josh Boone adapted from a 2019 novel of the same name by popular fiction writer Colleen Hoover. The film is scheduled for commercial released by Paramount Pictures in Canada on October 24. Full Review
When & Where October 2 – 12, 2025 | The VIFF Centre, The Cinémathèque, International Village, Vancouver Playhouse, Rio Theatre, SFU's Goldcorp Centre, Fifth Avenue Cinema, H.R. MacMillan Centre, Granville Island Stage & Alliance Francaise VIFF AUDIENCE AWARDS Galas
& Special Presentations Showcase Panorama Vanguard Northern
Lights Insights Spectrum Portraits Altered
States Spotlight
on Korea: The New Breed Focus:
Edges of Belonging - Tales of Grit and Grace from India
UK, 2025, dir. Harry Lighton, 107 minutes Dates and Venue October 10 at the Rio & October 12 at Fifth Avenue Cinema
Harry Lighton’s off-the-wall film is a mildly erotic
look into an absurd dominant-submissive relationship between
Ray, a brawny, taciturn biker and Colin, diametrically opposite,
both physically and characteristically.
Germany/Belgium/Poland, 2025, dir. Ido Fluk, 116 minutes Dates and Venue October 11 & October 12 at the Vancouver Playhouse In German with English subtitles and English Before
actually setting out to see Ido Fluk’s engaging film
set in (then) West Germany, one might want to know a little
about Keith Jarrett and why his concerts were such a big deal.
France, 2025, dir. Rebecca Zlotowski, 103 minutes Dates and Venues October 4 at Alliance Francaise, October 7 at Vancouver Playhouse & October 12 at Granville Island Stage In French with English subtitles Rebecca Zlotowski’s new film comes across as a tribute to the Woody Allen style of film-making; in as much that his (best) films often portray neurotic and complex characters who struggle with personal anxiety. This trait allows the viewer to observe the subject with humour. Jodie Foster portrays an American psychoanalyst living and working in Paris whose own mental health might be questionable. While Ms. Foster is on screen for almost the entire duration of the film, this is not one of her best; although, she functions in the role speaking remarkably good French. Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden/UK, 2025, dir. Joachim Trier, 135 minutes Dates and Venue October 3 & October 8 at the Vancouver Playhouse In English and Norwegian with English subtitles
Joachim Trier’s film is a complex family drama about
an intergenerational, dysfunctional family. More than that
though, it’s a story of forgiveness and redemption.
USA, 2025, dir. Colin Hanks, 113 minutes Dates and Venue October 4 at the Vancouver Playhouse & October 6 at Granville Island Stage Canadian actor and comedian John Candy died of a heart attack on March 4, 1994 on location in Durango, Mexico midway through filming Wagons East. He was only 43. That was more than thirty years ago.
Iran/France/Luxembourg, 2025, dir. Jafar Panahi, 105 minutes Dates and Venues October 2 & October 9 at the Vancouver Playhouse In Persian with English subtitles
A simple single vehicle accident on a dark road on the outskirts
of a large Iranian city leads to a catastrophic conclusion,
that effects not only the driver and the vehicle’s other
occupants, but also a disparate group of denizens.....
USA, 2025, dir. David Michôd, 135 minutes Dates and Venues October10 at the Vancouver Playhouse and October 12 at The Rio Notwithstanding Clint Eastwood’s 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, movies that focus on the sport of female boxing are almost unique. David Michôd’s film is a cinematic biography that chronicles Christine “Christy “ Salters’ abusive relationship with husband and trainer Jim Martin and her career..... 2025 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) When & Where September 11 - 21, 2025 | Local supporting in-person theatres + online. For more more information, visit the VQFF website here. Reviewers Darren Cordeiro and Jason Martin Then. Now. Forever. (Opening Presentation) Date and Venue September 11, 2025 | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton St., Vancouver, BC Reviewers: Darren Cordeiro & Jason Martin The opening gala for the 2025 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) was a night to remember! With speeches from collaborators to amazing performances by Indigenous Peoples prior to the Shorts, the evening kicked off to a fabulous start. Then. Now. Forever., a collection of seven Shorts, was played for the sold-out audience, each one speaking to different topics and themes that entrench the Queer community.
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Dandelion trails foster teen Margaret (Ava Lalezarzadeh) as she’s ferried across the city in a sputtering wood-paneled Pinto—both a metaphor of her inner struggle and an iconic relic of the era. With her social worker (Vic Michaelis), she scrambles to find her yet another placement before daybreak. As the night unfolds, the search for a new placement turns into something more: a glimpse of queer community, tenderness, and the possibility of belonging. Obertinca’s Short distills themes of abandonment and chosen family into 20 minutes that are as sharp as they are heartfelt.
Anita Louise, a Nova Scotian photographer, spent decades visually documenting local queer community events, especially the weekend retreat Wild Women Don’t Get The Blues which was an intimate camping getaway for lesbian and bisexual women in the 80s and 90s. Truly serving as a Canadian queer pioneer, she was noted in the interviews as somebody who would always be present but never in the spotlight as she was behind the scenes capturing the candid, blissful moments of her queer community. After her recent passing, she is still remembered as the warmth behind the camera’s eye. View all reviews
USA, 2025, Dir. Akiva Schaffer, 85 minutes When and Where Release date for Canada & U.S. is set for August 1, 2025 | Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas Reviewer John Anthony Jane Akiva Schaffer’s
2025 version of The Naked Gun is not a remake of David
Zucker’s original released back in 1988, but rather a
legacy sequel. Zucker’s version had Canadian actor Leslie
Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, while Irish actor Liam Neeson takes
on the role of Frank Drebin Jr. Full
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Köln
75
A
Private Life (Vie Privée)
Sentimental
Value
John
Candy: I Like Me
Christy
Dandelion
Anita
Louise and the Wild Women