Before it even started, the TIFF representative almost began to cry while introducing this film. That was certainly foreshadowing of what we were about to see! Although Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe was a heart-warming and nostalgic hour and a half, there was also plenty of reality and heartache. The Magic of Make-Believe chronicles the…
Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) dedicates his life to education. Not only does he teach at a prep school, but he lives there too. His life is confined to the campus grounds. Every day he teaches privileged boys who come from rich families. You know the type. I mean the private school-paying, vacation-going, helicopter-flying type families. And,…
Playing the same person decades apart in The Lost Daughter showed the obvious chemistry between Jessie Buckley and Olivia Coleman. In Wicked Little Letters, they come together again as neighbours and enemies. This hilarious and profanity-filled whodunit-type tale shows the feud between two seemingly opposite neighbours. Edith (Coleman), the pious, God-fearing, and obedient woman; and Rose (Buckley), the…
The unlikely pair of Willie Gary (Jamie Foxx) and Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) come together in this courtroom drama/comedy to battle corporate greed. Jeremiah, a self-made family man, owns eight funeral homes and a burial insurance company in Biloxi, Mississippi. When business isn’t doing so well, he decides to sell a portion of his business…
I was never planning to write about True Spirit. I didn’t go into it ready to take notes. I was sick, tired, and holed up in bed. I just needed something fun and easy to watch. But it’s now three days later and I can’t stop thinking about it. True Spirit is based on the…
Sheila (Arooj Azeem), a Pakistani-Canadian university student, is trying to find her independence while dealing with traditional and overbearing parents.??As she experiences love, sex, and heartbreak for the first time, Sheila has to deal with the fallout of those things essentially on her own.? She doesn?t seem to mesh well with her family or her…
In Violet, her feature length directorial debut, Justine Bateman blesses the screen with an incredibly thought provoking glimpse into the life of Violet Calder (Olivia Munn). Violet, a seemingly successful and high-functioning woman, lives her life in fear. Bending to the will of the voice inside her head, Violet limits herself in both her career…
Directed by Alison Klayman, Jagged is an absolute celebration of Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill. Jagged explores how Alanis started in the business, how Jagged Little Pill came to be, and the stardom that followed.? But what really stood out to me were the struggles of being a woman in the music industry…
Rainbow Baby is a short film centring around the aftermath of miscarriage. Written by Kate Fenton, directed by Monica Mustelier, and produced by Lisa Michelle Cornelius, Rainbow Baby is a raw glimpse into the emotions and reality of such a devastating occurrence. Susan (Kate Fenton) and Ria (Amanda Cordner) have clearly been struggling with infertility…
Family is everything. But what if your family doesn?t quite understand you? What if they think your dreams are too much for you to handle? Part 1 of Selena: The Series gave us an in depth look into the early years of Selena y Los Dinos, and a glimpse into their lives as they became…
