The films from every year of Rendezvous with Madness have given a spotlight on the different kinds of mental illness. And this year, the fest a retrospective on how Canadian shorts have portrayed it during the past decades. Breakdown is the oldest film in the retrospective, depicting the story of Ann, a woman way past […]
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There’s something about being “hyper-colourful” that draws you in and makes you dial out… Over The Moon which is now on Netflix is a supremely colourful affair that is trying to give an international spin on the classic Disney musical and it only sort of works… Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a […]
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It may have always been “niiiiiiiiice” but it’s finally relevant… Borat Subsequent Moviefilm has finally dropped on the Amazon Prime streaming service and while it feels a bit more reserved (while still maintaining its outrageousness) it actually feels more in sync with the times we are living in. 14 years later, Kazakh TV talking head […]
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Miguel Hilari’s Compania has a lot of nature scenes, specifically of horses chewing on grass on the mountains of the titular small town. These long takes aim to make viewers contemplate the images and the sounds that these horses make. Hilari approaches these horses with trepidation. He presents his hesitation in contrast with a Bolivian […]
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You don’t have to be a chess fan to love the new Netflix series, The Queen’s Gambit! Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the Netflix limited series drama The Queen’s Gambit is a coming-of-age story that explores the true cost of genius. Abandoned and entrusted to a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s, a […]
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Acclaimed director Wayne Wang’s (The Joy Luck Club, Chan Is Missing) moving new film is Coming Home Again. It is based on a personal essay by award-winning Korean American writer Chang-rae Lee published in The New Yorker. This is an emotional, intimate family drama about a mother, a son, and the burden of family expectations. […]
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Veteran Wardrobe/Costume Supervisor Melanie Oates (Little Dog, Frontier, Closet Monster) steps behind the camera for her feature film debut as Director with Body and Bones. Shot in Newfoundland- between “big city” St John’s and small-town Witless Bay – Body and Bones centers on the rudderless actions of a still-grieving Tess (Kelly Van der Burg) as […]
Read MoreAs the co-founder of Howling Wolf Productions, Aaron Wolf has had not shortage of film projects. Over the last two decades, Wolf has directed, produced, acted, wrote, and edited comedies to documentaries to dramas. This year, just in time for Halloween, Wolf has decided to throw his hat into the horror ring with his creature […]
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Directed by Mauro Mancini, Thou Shalt Not Hate tells the story of Simone (Alessandro Gassman), a Jewish surgeon and son of a Holocaust survivor. When Simone happens upon the site of a hit-and-run accident, he is more than willing to help… until he discovers a swastika tattooed on his chest. Choosing to leave the victim […]
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The characters in Semillas de Lucha have moments of levity, resembling normal lives. They tell lessons and stories to their children, they have budding romances, and at others, there’s time to dance and have fun. But for most of the time, they’re under the thumb of Jose Garcia (Crisostomo Pena), a mestizo in charge of […]
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