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Vanya Garraway
Vanya Garraway is a writer based in Toronto. She is a film programmer at Revue Cinema (series Paid In Sweat - A Celebration of sweat in cinema), and a film/pop-culture pundit nostalgic for yesterday. She is a poet and a panelist for hire. She is an arts and culture professional with twenty-plus years experience.
Articles by Vanya Garraway:
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September 27, 2025
Interview: The Lowdown’s Ethan Hawke and Sterlin HarjoStar (and Exec. Prod.) Ethan Hawke and showrunner Sterlin Harjo on how The Lowdown takes on truth, storytelling, and accountability.
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August 11, 2025
Interview: Alien: Earth’s Noah Hawley on Resurrecting a FranchiseShowrunner Noah Hawley on Alien: Earth’s youth, humanity, and the ”˜Peter Pan’ nature of his new Disney Plus adaptation.
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July 18, 2025
Interview: Endless Cookie’s Pete Scriver and Seth ScriverThat Shelf’s Vanya Garraway talks to brothers Pete and Seth Scriver about their innovative, award-winning doc Endless Cookie . The film is available to stream starting today!
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June 18, 2025
Endless Cookie ReviewHow do you make something funny, beautiful, spiritual, political, complex, simple, and true? Witness Endless Cookie.
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May 4, 2025
Dying for Sex ReviewWith powerhouse performances from Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex is a powerful, must-watch examination of one person’s life as they approach their death.
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April 22, 2025
Interview: North of North’s Anna LambeVanya Garraway sat down with Lambe to talk about the series, balancing comedy and drama, the future of her character Siaja, the representation of Inuit people in media, and how the whole production fell into place.
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April 15, 2025
North of North ReviewNetflix’s excellent new series, North of North , proves that the real heart of Canada is not in the middle, but at the top. And a little to the right.
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March 28, 2025
Mid-Century Modern ReviewMid-Century Modern begins to reveal its Golden Girls structure, but does it live up to its potential and its A-list cast?
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February 15, 2025
Interview: Supinder Wraich on Allegiance Season 2“What we’ve done with this show is tried to present their humanity first.” Star Supinder Wraich on Season 2 of CBC’s Allegiance .
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December 23, 2024
Wilfred Buck Review: A Reality FictionThe thoughtful doc Wilfred Buck is an unconventional, narrative thought poem brought to vivid life by filmmaker Lisa Jackson.
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November 27, 2024
Families Like Ours Review: A Speculative Displacement StoryThomas Vinterberg’s new CBC Gem series is a fresh and creative Danish take on a speculative apocalyptic narrative.
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September 9, 2024
Remembering James Earl Jones: 1931-2024The award-winning actor’s talent demonstrated power and demanded respect for both himself and his craft. He will be missed, but his art lives on.
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April 1, 2024
Going In Review: 6ixploitation – A New Era of Toronto FilmmakingGoing In Review: 6ixploitation – A New Era of Toronto Filmmaking
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