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<p>This week, Bill Harris (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/soundjam69/">Letterboxd</a>) and Steve Stebbing (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/thestevildead/">Letterboxd</a>, <a href="https://stevestebbing.ca/">Website</a>), Melissa McDowell (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/melsy/">Letterboxd</a>) and Marina Antunes (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/themarina/">Letterboxd</a>) catch up on a few weeks of recent releases while also counting down their top faves from this year’s <a href="https://viff.org/festival/viff-2025/">Vancouver International Film Festival</a>.</p>
<p>What we’ve been watching:</p>
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<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Battle_After_Another">One Battle After Another</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker_(2025_film)">Deathstalker</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_(2025_film)">Orphan</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Hero,_Balthazar">Our Hero, Balthasar</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_(2025_American_film)">Christy</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Trail">The Blue Trail</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Had_Legs_I%27d_Kick_You">If I Had Legs I’d Kick You</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Shift_(film)">Late Shift</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBEX">Obex</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_(2025_film)">Blue Moon</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_You_Kill">The Things You Kill</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovely_Day_(film)">Lovely Day</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Mothers">Young Mothers</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouvelle_Vague_(2025_film)">Nouvelle Vague</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Other_Choice">No Other Choice</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvanna_the_Band_the_Show_the_Movie">Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://viff.org/whats-on/viff25-dance-of-the-living/">Dance of the Living</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_the_Hunt">After the Hunt</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_(2025_film)">Father</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngblood_(2025_film)">Young Blood</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_Away_(film)">Steal Away</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Agent_(2025_film)">The Secret Agent</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Ares">Tron: Ares</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Machine_(2025_film)">The Smashing Machine</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Private_Life">A Private Life</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Candy:_I_Like_Me">John Candy: I Like Me</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_Value">Sentimental Value</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Was_Just_an_Accident">It Was Just an Accident</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mastermind_(2025_film)">The Mastermind</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_Tap_II:_The_End_Continues">Spinal Tap II: The End Continues</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roofman">Roofman</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Fortune_(film)">Good Fortune</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Phone_2">Black Phone 2</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hand_That_Rocks_the_Cradle_(2025_film)">The Hand that Rocks the Cradle</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_(2025_film)">Weapons</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_Cabin_10">The Woman in Cabin 10</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/my-father-the-btk-killer">My Father, the BTK Killer</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maintenance_Required_(film)">Maintenance Required</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_(1966_film)">Grand Prix</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Neighbor">The Perfect Neighbor</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Heron_(film)">Blue Heron</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-Handed_Girl">Left-Handed Girl</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Husband">Wrong Husband</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmarks_(film)">Landmarks</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Whore">Modern Whore</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillion_(film)">Pillion</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Bus">The Lost Bus</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Fair:_Building_a_Mystery">Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone_(film)">Anemone</a></em></li>
<li><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_House_of_Dynamite">A House of Dynamite</a></em></li>
<li>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Scorsese">Mr. Scorsese</a>“</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Steve’s VIFF Top 5</strong></p>
<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie</em></li>
<li><em>Nouvelle Vague</em></li>
<li><em>Mile End Kicks</em></li>
<li><em>No Other Choice</em></li>
<li><em>Sentimental Value</em></li>
<li><em>If I Had Legs</em></li>
<li><em>Franz</em></li>
<li><em>The Mastermind</em></li>
<li><em>Blue Moon</em></li>
<li><em>Young Mothers</em></li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Marina’s VIFF Top 4</strong></p>
<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>Blue Heron</em></li>
<li><em>Modern Whore</em></li>
<li><em>Christy</em></li>
<li><em>Deathstalker</em></li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Melissa’s VIFF Top 5</strong></p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>Blue Heron</em></li>
<li><em>Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie</em></li>
<li><em>No Other Choice</em></li>
<li><em>Pillion</em></li>
<li><em>Sentimental Value</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bill’s VIFF Top 5</strong></p>
<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>Sentimental Value</em></li>
<li><em>Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie</em></li>
<li><em>No Other Choice</em></li>
<li><em>Tuner</em></li>
<li><em>Train Dreams</em></li>
<li><em>Decorado</em></li>
<li><em>Koln ’75</em></li>
<li><em><em>Nouvelle Vague</em></em></li>
<li><em>Cover-Up</em></li>
<li><em>Modern Whore </em>and <em>Blue Heron</em></li>
</ol>
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<p>Opening and closing credits music is “<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-drive-breakbeat-173062/">Drive Breakbeat</a>” by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/rockot-1947599/">Rockot</a>. Used under CC BY License.</p>
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<p><strong>00:00:00</strong> – Opening credits & introduction<br><strong>00:09:09</strong> –<em> </em>What we’ve been watching<br><strong>01:33:00</strong> –<em> </em>VIFF Top 5(ish)<br><strong>01:36:24</strong> – Coming soon<br><strong>01:43:14</strong> – Closing thoughts & credits</p>
