Campton Manor is a high-concept, low budget thriller mystery from director, Cat Hotstick. The film stars Shawn Robert’s as Teddy, a journalist and novelist who has made his claim to fame by being able to communicate and see the dead. Through the stories of the deceased, he has made a name for himself and now…
In his directorial debut, Dev Patel stars as Kid, a man making a living losing fights in an underground fight club under the alias ‘Monkey Man’. Kid suffers trauma from his childhood, having watched his mother die at the hands of a police chief, Rana Singh. Now an adult, he plots his revenge on the…
In many ways, it feels unfair (and even, sexist) to compare Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ Girls State to their previous effort, Boys State. (After all, the pairing of these documentaries hardly creates a ‘franchise’.) Quite frankly, the two films are entirely different stories, created within entirely different worlds. But even Girls State can’t escape the world of toxic masculinity….
Directed by Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker, Carol Doda: Topless at the Condor transports the viewer back to San Francisco in the 1960s. Here, we meet Carol Doda, the first dancer to go topless in the booming nightclub scene. In doing so, Doda became an overnight sensation and struck a blow for gender equality (both legally and…
‘It’s not our pub anymore, innit?’ No, it’s something far better. Directed by Ken Loach, The Old Oak is a pub that’s hanging on by a thread. Barely holding together, the place is still seen as a community hub and its humble owner, TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner) does his best to keep things running. But the neighbourhood…
There’s joy in pulp romances. Having grown up watching soap operas, I have a genuine fondness for the trials and tribulations of the rich and famous, especially as their scandals are uncovered and secrets are revealed. It’s through this lens that I can enjoy Strictly Confidential, a twisty tale of truth and lies from first-time filmmaker…
Reviving the classic franchise, The First Omen takes the viewer back to the beginning and introduces us to Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free), a young American woman sent to Rome where she intends on dedicating her life to the church. However, as she begins her journey towards the Cloth, she begins to encounter a demonic presence that…
By Robert Bellissimo Writer/Director Liliana Cavani based The Night Porter on real events. She had been making a documentary for Italian TV on prison camps when she met a woman who was a concentration camp survivor, whose lover was an SS Nazi Officer. He had been executed by the Americans. This woman had moved to…
In Someone Like You, rural architect Dawson Gage (Jake Allyn) has always been in love with London Quinn (Sarah Fisher), even if she hasn’t felt the same. Now, a decade later, the two finally seem to be on the same page romantically… when suddenly tragedy strikes and that opportunity is lost. But Dawson yearns to find…
Thanks to our friends at Elevation Pictures and The TARO Group, we’re giving away 5 double passes to the advance screening of Civil War starring Kirsten Dunst in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary & Ottawa! TORONTOWednesday, April 10th at 6:30 PMScotiabank Theatre (IMAX) VANCOUVERWednesday, April 10th at 7:00 PMScotiabank Theatre (AVX) CALGARYWednesday, April 10th at 7:00 PMChinook…
