<h1>Julie Levac</h1>

Julie Levac

Posts by Julie Levac:

Luce: Then, What Am I?

Adopted out of a war torn country at 10 years old, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is raised by two Caucasian Americans, Amy (Naomi Watts) and Peter (Tim Roth). Luce grows up to essentially be the perfect child and student. He's smart, lovable and ambitious, with very...

Free Trip to Egypt: Leaving Your Baggage Behind

Tarek Mounib, the producer and coordinator of Free Trip to Egypt, is a Canadian-born Muslim entrepreneur and filmmaker who had an idea. Largely because of the way they are portrayed in the media, he felt that many people have such a skewed view of Middle Eastern...

Desolate: Lost in the Darkness

Director and writer Frederick Cipoletti and writer Jonathan Rosenthal bring us Desolate, a very aptly named piece about a town devastated by drought.  Without anymore vegetation or cattle and property that is impossible to sell, the town seems to have been...

Arctic – We’ll Take A Better Way

I must admit that when I read the synopsis of Arctic (directed by Joe Penna), it reminded me of The Mountain Between Us, the Kate Winslet and Idris Elba film that graced TIFF in 2017: A plane crash; the impossible decision of whether to stay with the plane for shelter...

All These Small Moments

All These Small Moments

What moments shape you? In this coming of age tale, we see a snippet of the daily struggles of Howie (Brendan Meyer). Howie is simultaneously navigating his parent's rocky relationship, infatuation with an unknown girl he sees on the bus, and another girl who is...

Islam and the Future of Tolerance

Islam and the Future of Tolerance

An atheist and a former Islamist extremist walk in to a bar... Joking aside. Sam Harris is a known atheist and the author of The End of Faith, among many others. The End of Faith was Sam's immediate reaction to the events of 9/11, and includes numerous references to...

Beautiful Boy: Everything

Beautiful Boy: Everything

David Sheff (Steve Carell) dabbled in his share of drugs as a youth but seemingly grew out of that phase and developed into a responsible adult. On the other hand, his son, Nic (Timothee Chalamet), didn?t have the same luck in his experimental drug phase. Although...

Green Book: Because You Can Do Better

Tony ?Lip? Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) was a tough New York bouncer working hard to provide for his family. When the club he worked for closed, Tony needed quick work to pay the bills. He heard of an opportunity driving and providing security for a doctor. Dr. Don...