Review: Scrap – “A charming family dramedy”
Life is not always sunshine and rainbows, even under the often bright rays of Los Angeles. No one seems to know this better than Beth...
Read MoreReview: Emily – “Stunning visuals of the Yorkshire countryside”
The middle of three surviving sisters in her family, which also includes published writers Charlotte and Anne, Emily Brontë became famous...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: Rye Lane -“A wonderful, modern take on the romantic comedy.”
As our story starts, we are in a public washroom moving swiftly between stalls. In one, a guy is getting beat up, in the next a lady...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: 20 Days in Mariupol – “The heartbreaking cost of war”
When the war in Ukraine started, I remember it was every headline and on every news station 24/7. I was glued to the television,...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: Cat Person – “Some elements I loved, and others I just very much disliked.”
Cat Person opens with a quote from Margaret Atwood: “Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.” These...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: The Deepest Breath – “A stunningly shot documentary.”
The Deepest Breath opens with freediver Alessia Zecchini being asked about her thoughts on death. She is not phased by the question....
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: You Hurt My Feelings – “A smart, clever comedy”
There’s a moment in You Hurt My Feelings that was delivered so perfectly by Julia Louis-Dreyfus that it now lives in my mind...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: Theater Camp – “Pure joy”
Did you ever go to theatre camp? Wait. Just to interrupt, know that as I’m Canadian I’ll be spelling theatre the...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: Other People’s Children – “With Virginie Efira we are watching one of the best working actors out there”
“How much time do I have left?” asks the woman to her elderly doctor. “I ask myself that every morning,” he...
Read MoreSundance 2023 Review: Magazine Dreams – “As a character study, it’s truly a remarkable performance.”
Magazine Dreams opens with the visual you see above – Jonathan Majors, his sculpted form set amongst soft lighting, in the...
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