HEY TORONTO!!! WIN DOUBLE PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF ‘MONKEY MAN’!!!

The game is about to change… Oscar® nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon […]

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Deliciously Empty Calories: Our Review of ‘Palm Royale’

Imagine Desperate Housewives set in 1969 Palm Beach, and that’s exactly what Palm Royale delivers. The new Apple miniseries stars Kristin Wiig as Maxine, a former pageant queen who married the heir to a “plastics and mouthwash fortune” he has yet to inherit. Determined to make a home for her husband in his ritzy hometown, […]

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

Movies ‐ March 18, 2024

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

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
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
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

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)

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
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’

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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