Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Jean Valjean’

Cinefranco 2026, Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 08, 2026
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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Jean Valjean’

Director Éric Besnard tackles Jean Valjean, a character (Grégory Gadebois) that appears in enough adaptations of Les Miserables. His imperfect yet fresh-ish take focuses on the book’s earlier chapters when he’s fresh out of forced labour. Travelling throughout France by foot, he hears constant rejection – “there is nothing for you here,” not even food. […]

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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘A Place For Her’

Cinefranco 2026, Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 07, 2026
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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘A Place For Her’

Life-saving resources appear in different forms, and the Maison des Femmes has a few of those resources. A French institution with a Parisian home base, they have art therapy for women from all walks of life surviving abuse. They have conventional therapy where women of all racial backgrounds can talk about what they’ve been through. […]

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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Congo Boy’

Cinefranco 2026, Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 07, 2026
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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Congo Boy’

Congo Boy, from filmmaker Rafiki Fariala, tells the story of its titular protagonist, Robert (Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset), a teenage Congolese refugee living in the Central African Republic. Some nights, he sneaks into CAR’s nightclubs, hoping for a chance to perform as a rapper/ singer. But during the daytime, he’s lining up to get UNHCR benefits. […]

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Friendship and Regret: Our Review of ‘Wild Horse Nine’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ November 05, 2026
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Friendship and Regret: Our Review of ‘Wild Horse Nine’

We should all be able to go out on our own terms… After a successful festival run, Wild Horse Nine is finally landing in theatres for the general public and it doesn’t disappoint as writer/director Martin McDonagh keeps his trade mark acerbic wit while giving us something filled with heart that just might be the […]

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Now You See Me: Our Review of ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ October 30, 2026
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Now You See Me: Our Review of ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’

Harry Lehman (John Turturro) rides the subway back to the Bronx when Detective Warren (Giancarlo Esposito) sits beside him. “Seen him recently,” Warren asks, and Harry says no, keeping his secrets and his old habits to himself. Harry, the titular antihero in Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, finds himself a mark. […]

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Tokyo International Film Festival 2026: Our Review of ‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’

Festival Coverage ‐ ‐ October 29, 2026
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Tokyo International Film Festival 2026: Our Review of ‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’

Milcho Manchevski’s Sister Brother Manhole Cover depicts a, well, brother and sister Malina and Viktor (Sara Klimoska, Filip Trajkovikj). Malina does everything for Viktor, her big brother who, despite his special needs, wants to play football like his idol Ronaldo. They murder Malina’s rapist, steal his car, and sell that car to buyer ‘Brad Pitt’. […]

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Better Selves: Our Review of ‘& Sons’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ October 28, 2026
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Better Selves: Our Review of ‘& Sons’

& Sons gives the impression that it’s going to be a straight up family drama and sure, it’s that, so I’ll discuss why it’s more than a family drama by starting with a broken family in England. Andy (Noah Jupe) gets attention in school because of his father, Andrew (Bill Nighy), an award winning novelist. […]

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WITH ADVANCE SCREENINGS IN CITIES ACROSS CANADA, ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO SEE ‘HOW TO ROB A BANK’!!!

Giveaways/Contests, Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ October 27, 2026
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WITH ADVANCE SCREENINGS IN CITIES ACROSS CANADA, ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO SEE ‘HOW TO ROB A BANK’!!!

The “how” of it all is only the beginning…. A crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcasts their daring heists, unaware that their growing viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant software engineer. Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crime ring pushes past their limits, […]

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Laughs and Voices: Our Review of ‘Paralyzed By Hope: A Maria Bamford Story’

Netflix ‐ ‐ October 23, 2026
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Laughs and Voices: Our Review of ‘Paralyzed By Hope: A Maria Bamford Story’

Judd Apatow and Neil Berkeley’s documentary Paralyzed By Hope: A Maria Bamford Story is about, well, Maria Bamford. The film, as it does, connects her to other topics, like her family, the subject of her routine. She imitates their voices as well as the voices of archetypes that she turns into characters that feel specific. […]

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Open Wide: Our Review of ‘Jim Queen’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ October 22, 2026
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Open Wide: Our Review of ‘Jim Queen’

Insta-famous influencer Jim Parfait (Alex Ramirès’s voice) has an obsessive superfan, Lucien (Jérémy Gillet), sneaking himself into clubs. Both, though, are vaguely aware of a disease that’s going to affect their LGBT+ community in Paris. That disease is heterosis, which turns gays straight, an infection already affecting Jim, making him lose his grotesque looking abs. […]

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