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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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’

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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Just Listen to the Music, And Don’t Make Me Pick a Winner

Blog ‐ March 10, 2024

Music can be sublime when paired with the visual image, as some of the best film scores over the past century have shown. A pair of notes can elicit a nostalgic response to a beloved film, a sweeping chorus of brass can make you believe a man can fly, a chanting crescendo of voices can […]

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Follow the Formula: Our Review of ‘Imaginary’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ March 08, 2024

New in theatres this weekend is the latest film from the Blumhouse factory of horror, Imaginary. Directed by Blumhouse mainstay Jeff Wadlow (who also directed Fantasy Island and Truth or Dare for the company), Imaginary follows a proven formula that we have grown accustomed to from Blumhouse. Lower budget films that tend to borrow from […]

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Women Cinematographers: Our Review of ‘Thursday Till Sunday’

Parents are difficult to understand, regardless of how old one is or what country they live in. Dominga Sotomayor’s 2012 film Thursday Till Sunday shows that that adage is similar in Chile, the film’s setting. Lucia’s (Santi Ahumada) parents are strangers to her now, especially during this long weekend road trip to nowhere. Her father […]

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Save Yourself: Our Review of ‘Damsel’ on Netflix

Save Yourself: Our Review of ‘Damsel’ on Netflix

Elodie Bayford (Millie Bobby Brown) is a firstborn lady in some wintry land who finds herself in a fairy tale. She and her family (including Ray Winstone and Angela Bassett) travel to a summery kingdom to become a Prince’s wife. Thankfully, she and the Prince (Nick Robinson) have a thing in common – they both […]

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