Review: Kingsman — The Golden Circle

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  KINGSMAN: The Golden Circle dir. Matthew Vaughn 20th Century Fox In Hollywood, action movies are supposed to be over-the-top. They are supposed to appeal to the general consumer — someone who doesn’t want a realistic movie because they want that escape from everyday life for a few hours every now and then. That is…

Toronto’s grandson in Vancouver

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I had the pleasure of attending a show earlier this month at the Biltmore Cabaret, which was one of the host venues of Vancouver’s new Westward Music Festival. The headline act was grandson who grew up in Toronto as Jordan Benjamin. Benjamin started university in Montreal, then dropped out in 2013 when the opportunity to pursue music full…