BLACKBERRY tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin, two Canadian tech geniuses who believe that they’ve cracked the secret to the smartphone. However, they remain deep in debt and lack the swagger necessary to break into the industry. In response, the two hire recently unemployed tyrant, Jim Balsillie, to help guide the ship…
If the pandemic has taught has anything, it’s the value of having other people in our lives. Directed by Brittany Farhat, July Talk: Love Lives Here follows the iconic Toronto band as they prepare for one of their more unique projects: a drive-in concert during the height of the global pandemic. As they attempt to navigate the…
In You Hurt My Feelings, Beth (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) seems to have the perfect marriage to Don (Tobias Menzies) and perfect relationship with her son Elliot (Owen Teague). However, she also struggles from a lack of self-confidence. So, when her new book is finally finished, she goes to Don for honest feedback and support. However, after she…
Set in 1970s Rome, L’Immensita tells the story of young Adri (Luana Guiliani), a young woman who now identifies as Andrea. Andrea (Italian for Andrew) loves his mother Clara (Penelope Cruz) and supports her in the midst of her challenging marriage to Felice (Vincenzo Amato). However, when he falls in love with a girl from a nearby…
In general, you don’t want to mess with Gerard Butler. Known for such films as the …Has Fallen trilogy and Geostorm, much of Butler’s recent work has relied heavily on non-stop, over-the-top action scenes designed to get the blood pumping. While the films aren’t always highly dramatic, they’re usually good for a fun story about the ‘everyman vs….
It’s never easy to revisit our past… but, sometimes, it’s fun to revisit the stories we told. Finally returning for its fourth season on Hollywood Suite, A Year in Film takes a look back at the films that helped define us at specific moments in time. This season, the series focuses its lens on the years 1973,…
After nearly 50 years onscreen, it’s understandable when a franchise begins to show its age. But, sometimes, it feels like it’s just getting started. Creed III follows Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed (Michael B. Jordan) as he reaches the pinnacle of his career but realizes that it’s time to pass the torch on to the next generation. Now…
With GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, James Gunn completes his (quasi)trilogy of chaos with everyone’s favourite broken heroes. But, with the new film, Star-Lord, Nebula, Draxx, Groot and especially Rocket find themselves involved in one their–and the MCU’s–darkest adventures. This week, the Marvel-ettes (Miriam Ibrahim & Dina Hamdieh) reassemble to talk about the flaws…
“Don’t tell anyone.” This is the phrase that (almost) begins The Starling Girl as youth pastor Owen hides his smoking habit behind the church walls. But this brief exchange of confidence becomes symbolic of far more than taking secret cigarettes. Instead, it’s indicative of a system of righteousness that hides more than it helps. The Starling Girl tells…
Everyone has moments in their lives when they ‘make mountains out of molehills’. But what happens when you can’t let go of the proverbial mountain? Written and directed by Adrian Murray, Retrograde begins as Molly (Molly Reisman) is pulled over by a police officer. With her new roommate sitting next to her, the officer instructs her of…
