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QT 61 BC BU S I N E S S .C A J A N U A R Y 2 0 24 QT Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie, BlackBerry It's possible that we're catering to the Canadians in the crowd here. But with apologies to Adam Driver's Italian accent (Ferrari) and to Paul Dano (Dumb Money) this award has to go to Howerton's slightly (okay, incredibly) exaggerated version of Waterloo's own Jim Balsillie. The film is a laugh-out-loud romp that takes you through Research in Motion's incredible highs and brutal lows while shining a light on the ridiculous and ultimately very human people at the top. Theater Camp Best in show goes to Theater Camp, a delightful film about a kids' summer camp and the counsellors (Ben Platt and Molly Gordon) trying to keep it alive. There was no film in the year 2023 that made us laugh (or feel) as much as this one did. The Royal Hotel You probably never want to go to this movie's titular bar or anywhere like it. But following Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) there is time well spent—if your idea of time well spent is sitting on the edge of your seat for an hour and a half. Bill Camp as Ray Loewen, The Burial Bill Camp is a treasure. At 62 years old, the veteran actor is showing signs of speeding up, lending his talents over the years to seemingly everything from Joker and The Queen's Gambit to ESPN's Quest for the Stanley Cup. He's at his best when he's allowed to ham it up, and boy does he ever go full greaseball as former Burnaby ML A and funeral home magnate Ray Loewen. Classically, Burnaby doesn't get a mention in the film— Camp's Loewen is sued by good guys Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx—but maybe that's a good thing in this instance. Flamin' Hot Now, did the events that take place in Flamin' Hot actually happen as they're portrayed? Maybe. Maybe not really at all. But that doesn't make this film not fun. BEST (AND MOST UNFORTUNATE) PORTRAYAL OF A B.C. ENTREPRENEUR BEST FILM ABOUT CHEETOS BEST FILM ABOUT A BUSINESS BEST PORTRAYAL OF A REAL-LIFE ENTREPRENEUR CREEPIEST FILM ABOUT A BUSINESS F r o m t o p l e f t c l o c k w i s e : 2 0 t h C e n t u r y S t u d i o s ; S k ip B o l e n / P r i m e V i d e o ; I F C F il m s ; S e a r c h li g h t P i c t u r e s ; E l e v a t i o n P i c t u r e s