Trickster?follows Jared (Joel Oulette), an Indigenous teen who lives his life from one disaster to the next. Whether he?s dealing with his wild-child mother (Crystle Lightning) or supporting his father (Craig Lauzon), Jared struggles to get through the day, especially financially. When his part-time job selling drugs comes to an end, he feels lost within…
In?The Father, Sir Anthony Hopkins plays Anthony, an elderly but wealthy man who cannot admit that he can no longer care for himself. When his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) informs him that she intends on moving to Paris, she attempts to bring in a home care nurse, Laura (Imogen Poots). As his condition deteriorates, Anthony…
No stranger to American whistle-blower stories, Director Sonia Kennebeck (National Bird) tackles the unique and complicated life of Matt DeHart, formerly of the Air National Guard. The Indiana home where Matt DeHart lived with his parents was raided based on the suspicion of child pornography. Assuming that a child pornography charge was just a ploy…
Directed (and starring) Halle Berry, Bruised is a heart-wrenching piece written by Michelle Rosenfarb.? Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) had been an undefeated MMA fighter in the UFC.? When her final fight went downhill fast, Jackie ran, hid, and never turned back.? Completely down on her luck even years later, Jackie is broke, out of work,…
Akilla?s Escape follows one night in the life of Akilla Brown (Saul Williams), a 40-year old drug trader who has decided that it?s time to get out of the game. Out on a routine hand-off, he is suddenly caught in the middle of a violent robbery. When he discovers that one of his attackers is ,…
Dads don?t always get a lot of good press these days. At a time when important conversations about toxic masculinity dominate the news and absentee and abusive fathers have become common, men have become better known for their sins than their strengths. From acts of violence to abuse of their authority, the nightly news features…
Based on true events, Just Mercy tells the story of Walter ?Johnny D? McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Ronda Morrison and sentenced to death in Alabama. Adapted from the book by Johnny D?s attorney, Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), Just Mercy is a hard-hitting look at racism in Alabama in…
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has taken the world by storm, winning numerous awards in its short reign. As the Kim family manipulates and infiltrates the Park family and compound, we watch as the dynamic of the class system motivates and affects each character. Join Julie and Paul Levac as they discuss role stereotypes and the…
?Never bring a spork to a gunfight.? ? Nix, Guns Akimbo It?s sage advice such as this that drives Jason Kei Howden?s?Guns Akimbo, a film super-charged by red bull and ready for blood at every turn. Set in the present day,?Guns Akimbo?tells the story of Miles (Daniel Radcliffe), a mild-mannered video game developer who, after a…
Disappearance at Clifton Hill tells the story of Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a pathological liar who returns home only to discover that her family?s motel on Niagara?s famous (or infamous?) Clifton Hill has been sold. When a childhood trauma is triggered, she sets out on a quest to uncover the truth of what may (or may not)…
