You may not necessarily know the name Neil Bogart but music history owes him a lot. Spinning Gold tells the story of Neil Bogart (Jeremy Jordan), the founder of Casablanca Records and one of the more colourful music producers of the 1970s. With an eye for talent, Bogart signed and developed Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight,…
Set in an isolated northern city, Wintertide follows Beth (Niamh Carolan), a volunteer watch person who spends the endless night searching for victims of a severe zombie infestation. Although she has been asked to take medications, she instead uses an alternative dream dimension to keep the illness at bay. However, as the body count continues to grow,…
It’s worth stating that I am not particularly a Dungeons & Dragons fan. So, in some ways, the question of truly understanding Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves feels like a daunting quest. While I know that the game is revered by many, I don’t understand its folklore or how it works. (In fact, I couldn’t even tell you…
Directed by John S. Baird, Tetris follows Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), a small-time promoter who discovers a game that he believes to be a game-changer. Risking everything he has, Rogers travels to the Soviet Union in order to secure the distribution rights to this proverbial gold mine. However, in the process, he finds himself confronted by the…
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi, In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis becomes a surprisingly cinematic look at Pope Francis’ life. With very little commentary and no camera-facing interviews, Rosi’s film follows the Pontiff with an unflinching eye as we follow his journey around the world. Having visited 53 countries during the first nine years of his pontificate,…
Written and directed by Connie Cocchia, When Time Got Louder tells the story of Abbie (Willow Shields), a young woman who is excited to begin the next phase of her life at a prestigious California college. However, in order to do so, Abbie will have to leave her small town home, her parents and, most importantly, her…
Babysitter tells the story of Cedric (Patrick Hivon), a middle-aged man who has been suspended from work after kissing a reporter on live television. Relegated to caring for his infant daughter, Cedric decides to write a book of letters that show his repentant heart from his misogyny. However, when his girlfriend Nadine (Monia Chokri) heads off…
Amazingly, after almost 30 years, the Scream franchise is not only alive but killing it at the box office. With SCREAM VI, the series makes the move to the big city but finds that the past has a way of following you. This week, Catherine Erskine and Julie Levac return to talk about fighting our…
88 tells the story of Femi Jackson (Brandon Victor Dixon), the financial director for a democratic super PAC during the 2024 US Elections. Jackson and his team are in support of Harold Roundtree (Orlando Jones), the presidential frontrunner and next great hope for the nation. However, as Jackson delves more deeply into the donations they’re receiving,…
You can live forever… if you make the cut. Set in the early 1990s, You Can Live Forever tells the story of Jaime (Anwen O’Driscoll), a teenager who grew up in Thunder Bay with a love for sci-fi and smoking weed. After her father’s passing, her mother’s struggles with mental health become more severe and she sends…
