As autumn arrives to Vancouver, we are once again fortunate to have the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in our backyard. Hundreds of films from around the globe flood the city for 16 days. We all hold our breath and hope the rain holds for two more weeks.

As a 12 year resident, I’ve attended the VIFF every fall. I’ve been fortunate to get the access and exposure to world cinema that I could never have imagined as a teen in my hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Every year I have written short reviews of the films I see at VIFF for my friends, family, and my own personal records. I hoped to convince people to maybe watch something they wouldn’t have heard of otherwise. Generally feedback has been positive, but Facebook is a safe place and this year I want to challenge myself and share my opinions publically.

My goal is to write some longer reviews and some shorter capsule reviews on a daily basis. I am mostly focusing on foreign narrative films, but will also be seeing some from Canada as well as documentaries.

Stay tuned, a review of “Lucky” will be up by tomorrow.