167: Vancouver International Film Festival Preview 2021

On this show we are previewing the 40th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is the largest film festival in Western Canada and gets plenty of prestige films from around the world. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, who is one half of the Awesome Friday Movie Podcast. We each picked five films (and a few honourable mentions) to talk about. 

Dakota's picks - Red Rocket, Petit Maman, Benediction, Ste. Anne and Wife of a Spy.

Matthew's picks - The Power of the Dog, The Worst Person in the World, Paris, 13th District, Official Competition and Belfast.

Check out the official Letterboxd list for every film playing at the festival.

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