Raging Grace tells the story of Joy (Maxene Eigenmann), an undocumented Filipina woman who takes a job working for Katherine (Leanne Best), a woman of extreme wealth. Katherine asks Joy to care for her terminally-ill, elderly uncle who remains in bed locked into a terrible coma. To Joy, this position seems like a dream come true….
Written and directed by Liz Whitmere, Cold is a powerful film that uses frigid temperatures to speak into the loneliest aspects of mental health. Although the concept seems almost otherworldly, Whitmere keeps the film grounded. Backed by powerful performances by Scrofano and Baek, Cold simply feels honest. And that’s what makes it most chilling. Cold tells the story of Jane (Melanie…
Fame can be a nightmare. In Dream Scenario, Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is a family man and tenured professor who cares about his students and their education. Fumbling through middle age, he’s respectable, honourable and… barely noticeable to those around him. Suddenly, Matthews finds himself at the centre of controversy when he randomly appears in people’s…
Sometimes, it’s the biggest losers that teach you how to win. Set in 2001, Next Goal Wins tells the follows coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), a disgraced soccer coach who finds his career in jeopardy after (another) outburst on the field. In an effort to deal with him, his superiors transfer him to coach in American Samoa,…
Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe, and written by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, is a biographical film about civil rights activist, Bayard Rustin, and his role in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. At the beginning of the film, a conference that Bayard (played by Colman…
Amidst the celebrations, the holiday season can be a cold place for many. Set in the cold New England winter, The Holdovers follows Paul Hunnam (Paul Giamatti), a grumpy professor who is forced to remain on campus during the Christmas break to supervise the students who remain over the holidays. Locked away in a school with few…
Cynara takes another look at the case of Cindy Ali, who was accused of killing her daughter, Cynara, in 2011, and asks if the ruling of the court was the right one. Through interviews with different people involved in the case, it builds a picture of what might have happened that day, as well as…
Directed by Aracely Méndez, The Sky is Very Pretty documents the journey of one woman’s flight from home with her family with the intent of keeping her daughter safe. Fleeing Columbia and finding a new home in Mexico, the family attempts to make sense of their new surroundings while dreaming of their life at home. In Very Pretty,…
Set in North Carolina, Silver Dollar Road gives voice to the Reels Family. Having lived near Silver Dollar Road for generations, the Reels have claim to its stunning waterfront property. However, due to complicated legal proceedings, the land is taken away from them by land developers. What follows is a horrifying tale of harassment, unjust imprisonment and…
You will know by the film’s title whether or not you will be interested in Dicks: The Musical. Written by Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, Dicks is an outlandish and insane journey into R-rated comedy. Based on their own play, one can tell that this film is their labour of love, born from their own unique senses of…
