<p>The 44th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival just concluded and we are here to talk about some of our favourite films that played! Joining Dakota and Matthew is Darren Zakus from <a href="https://www.moviescenecanada.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Movie Scene Canada</a>. </p><p>The guys talk about <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33996087/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_deathstalker" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Deathstalker</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36191382/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_0_in_0_q_a%2520welcome%2520distraction" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">A Welcome Distraction</a> (Dakota&#39;s picks), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35449355/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_wrong%2520husband" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Wrong Husband</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32252801/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_blue%2520heron" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blue Heron</a> (Matthew&#39;s picks) and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32536315/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_blue%2520moon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blue Moon</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28083456/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_6_nm_0_in_0_q_is%2520this%2520thing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Is This Thing On?</a> (Darren&#39;s picks). </p><p>Read Dakota&#39;s reviews of <a href="https://contrazoompod.com/reviews-blue-moon-from-viff-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blue Moon</a> and <a href="https://contrazoompod.com/reviews-a-welcome-distraction-from-viff-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">A Welcome Distraction</a>.</p><p>Read Matthew&#39;s reviews of <a href="https://stretched.ca/2025/reviews/viff-2025-the-arctic-and-its-people-shine-in-uiksaringitara-wrong-husband-exclaim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Wrong Husband</a> and <a href="https://stretched.ca/2025/reviews/viff-2025-blue-heron-takes-flight-with-tender-devastation-exclaim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blue Heron</a>.</p><p>Read Darren&#39;s review of <a href="https://www.moviescenecanada.com/viff2025/blue-moon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Blue Moon</a>.</p><p>Read Jeff Bulmer&#39;s review of <a href="https://contrazoompod.com/reviews-wrong-husband-uiksaringitara-from-tiff-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Wrong Husband</a> and listen to his interview with <a href="https://contrazoompod.com/314-tiff-interview-with-zacharias-kunuk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Zacharias Kunuk</a>.</p><p>For more of Matthew&#39;s work check out his <a href="https://stretched.ca/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠personal portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. 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