?What do you mean she?s gone?? In What They Had, Nick (Michael Shannon) opens with the phone call that every adult dreads: that their mother (Blythe Danner), Ruth?s dementia has caused her to wander into the night. As a result, Nick calls his sister, Bridget (Hilary Swank) and asks her to come home in an…
Near the beginning of this month, it was officially announced that a deal has been struck with Netflix to “develop new series and film projects based on C.S. Lewis? beloved The Chronicles of Narnia series.” It’s been a long time coming. Interestingly, this comes less than a year after Amazon’s announcement about securing a deal…
Brampton?s Own tells the story of frustrated baseball player Dustin Kimmel (Alex Russell) who, after 12 years of fighting the battles of baseball?s minor league system, decides to retire from the sport and return to his small hometown where he was once a celebrated athlete. However, upon his return, he quickly discovers that much has…
Directed by Anne DeMare, Capturing the Flag tells the story of Election Day 2016 from the deeply personal perspective of a diverse team of volunteer voter protection workers in North Carolina that represents the final line of protection for each American citizen?s right to vote. Though they are faced with challenges from those associated directly…
Dementia can be a nightmare for families. It?s not just watching a loved one becoming lost as their memory deteriorates. It requires making hard choices that can put family members at odds with each other. What They Had is a look inside a family that is struggling to deal with a wife and mother as…
In 2014 ISIS declared that the Yazidis (a religious minority in northern Iraq) should be eliminated. They set out on a genocidal spree in which over 5000 people were killed in a few weeks and over 7000 women and children were captured and forced into sexual slavery and child soldiering.
“The story you’re about to hear is true.” Thus begins the spiritual lovechild of?Dragnet. In 1987, Dan Ackroyd and Tom Hanks ‘updated’ the legendary tone of the television show that ran from 1951-59 and 1967-70, formed around the story which Jack Webb created, produced, and starred in for so many years. Ackroyd plays the singular,…
Directed by Aaron Wolf, Restoring Tomorrowtells a universal story of hope as a beloved local temple in decay is revitalized through a community’s commitment to recover their history. Wolf follows the journey of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a Los Angeles treasure built by the original Hollywood moguls, that needs to raise millions in order to?restore?its…
Two women, Angie (Alexandra Boylan) and Taylor (Helenna Santos) head out into the desert to win big: their publicity team could win a major client if they successfully complete the geocacheing treasure hunt. But there’s a problem: the rules keep changing and they’re quickly lost and out of water. In this thriller from director John…
White Boy Rick takes place in a lower-middle class neighbourhood in 1980’s Detroit where urban decay, a budding crime scene and a nearly uncontrollable drug problem set the tone.?Products of their environment, the community seemed to do what was necessary to survive in this rough town, and that often meant getting involved in criminal activity….
