A Means to an End: Review of ‘Praying for Armageddon’

Movies ‐ ‐ March 18, 2024
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A Means to an End: Review of ‘Praying for Armageddon’

Movies, television, books, and pretty well all aspects of art have depicted the end of the world at some point. Often it is coupled with an underlying warning on how to avoid environmental catastrophe or, say, zombies.  These dystopian views often pray on our fears of what could be a the end of the world. […]

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A Touching Slice Of Life: Our Review of ‘Doubles’ on CFF 2024

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ March 17, 2024
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A Touching Slice Of Life: Our Review of ‘Doubles’ on CFF 2024

Some films take awhile to get into, such is the case with Ian Harnarine’s latest Doubles.  The film follows the story of a young Trinidadian street vendor named Dhani (Sanjiv Boodhu) who makes his way to Toronto to confront his estranged father to ask him to help the family he left behind years earlier. Dhani […]

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A Striking Documentary: Our Review of ‘The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane’

Movies ‐ ‐ March 15, 2024
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A Striking Documentary: Our Review of ‘The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane’

True crime documentaries have captivated audiences worldwide for a long time. For some it’s the gripping blend of suspense and drama that draw them in. But for others, it’s the real life intrigue that prevents them from turning away. This popularity is part of the reason why when you scroll through the documentaries on Netflix, […]

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Feeling the Same: Review of ‘On the Adamant’

Movies ‐ ‐ March 15, 2024
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Feeling the Same: Review of ‘On the Adamant’

While the bustling city of Paris goes about their daily business, they might pass a boat on the Seine without a second thought. But floating on this river is the Centre de jour l’Adamant. L’Adamant is a mental health facility that offers some unique and creative techniques and workshops for its day patients. Director Nicolas […]

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Save the Children: Our Review of ‘One Life’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ March 15, 2024
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Save the Children: Our Review of ‘One Life’

Festival darling One Life, starring the incomparable Anthony Hopkins, makes its way to Canadian theatres this weekend from VVS films. Directed by James Hawes, who has honed his craft through a myriad of television projects including Slow Horses, Snowpiercer, Black Mirror, and The Alienist, One Life is another based on true events tale of perseverance […]

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Brooklynn Prince and Che Tafari Talk ‘Little Wing’ (2024)

Interviews, Paramount + ‐ ‐ March 15, 2024
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Brooklynn Prince and Che Tafari Talk ‘Little Wing’ (2024)

Coming of age is not easy for a young teen. Throw in some pidgeons and a unexpeted friendship and you have the new heartwarming movie Little Wing. Little Wing follows Kaitlyn, a teen who is reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home. She and her best friend hope to solve […]

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The Human Gaze: Our Review of ‘The Animal Kingdom’ (2023)

Theatrical ‐ ‐ March 14, 2024
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The Human Gaze: Our Review of ‘The Animal Kingdom’ (2023)

All Western countries are all alike, etc., or maybe not, as Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom is showing. During one of its scenes, Victor, a teenager, has to defend his sport of sword fighting to his friends. This sport is unique in Gascony, a region in the south of France, home to teenagers and adults. […]

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How Does Elaine May Make Me Feel For Horrible Men? – A Few Words on ‘Mikey and Nicky’

What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ March 14, 2024
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How Does Elaine May Make Me Feel For Horrible Men? – A Few Words on ‘Mikey and Nicky’

Mikey And Nicky was written and directed by Elaine May, and to me it is one of the greatest films ever made. Since March is International Women’s Month, I thought it would be fitting to highlight a film directed and written by a woman that to me deserves more recognition. Furthermore, Elaine May deserves more […]

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Altered Innocence: Our Review of ‘Concrete Night’ on OVID

What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ March 14, 2024
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Altered Innocence: Our Review of ‘Concrete Night’ on OVID

Simo (Johannes Brotherus), the teen protagonist of  Concrete Night, gets a break from his broken dysfunctional family. His break comes in the form of him hanging out with his best friend and swimming near an industrial wasteland. But he eventually has to return to his family, as his Mother (Anneli Karppinen) convinces him to hang […]

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A Scintillating Historical Thriller: Our Review of ‘Manhunt’

Apple TV +, What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ March 13, 2024
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A Scintillating Historical Thriller: Our Review of ‘Manhunt’

A criticism we often hear of serious period dramas is that they’re boring. But they needn’t be! As Oppenheimer recently demonstrated, the secret to a good period piece is that the entire team – from the writer to the actors to the key grip – must understand that the people being depicted were living in […]

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