Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) dedicates his life to education. Not only does he teach at a prep school, but he lives there too. His life is confined to the campus grounds. Every day he teaches privileged boys who come from rich families. You know the type. I mean the private school-paying, vacation-going, helicopter-flying type families. And,…
Memory, the first American drama from Mexican auteur Michel Franco tells a story of connection, loss, and yes, memory. Featuring wonderful performances from Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgard as Silvia and Saul, the film begins when Silvia goes to her high school reunion. When Saul follows her home after she leaves early, she finds him…
Uproar chronicles Josh’s adventure to establish an identity for himself, which goes against the values of his country wrestling. Here, Apartheid-era South Africa’s rugby team has been touring New Zealand, provoking protests across the country. It has also been forcing its citizens to reckon with their own systematic racism that has put its indigenous population…
Set in 1920s Tianjin, China, 100 Yards tells the story of Shen (Jacky Heung), a young man who is passionate about taking over his father’s martial arts school. To decide the fate of the academy, Shen faces off against Qi (Andy On), the master’s top apprentice, in a battle for ownership. However, after the contest is decided,…
Nyad is the feature directorial debut of Oscar-winning documentary duo, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (The Rescue and Free Solo). In their latest film to look at people who are insane enough to try to achieve the physically impossible, the death-defying directors bring on Annette Bening and Jodie Foster to recreate the story of…
Playing the same person decades apart in The Lost Daughter showed the obvious chemistry between Jessie Buckley and Olivia Coleman. In Wicked Little Letters, they come together again as neighbours and enemies. This hilarious and profanity-filled whodunit-type tale shows the feud between two seemingly opposite neighbours. Edith (Coleman), the pious, God-fearing, and obedient woman; and Rose (Buckley), the…
When it becomes clear that their father in hospice care is nearing the end of his life, three sisters move into his apartment to take care of him and be there when he passes. They are three different women with different ways of handling the situation and His Three Daughters shows them clashing as they…
The new documentary, Summer Qamp, takes a look at Camp Fyrefly, a camp in southern Alberta that is comprised entirely of people from the LGBTQ+2S community. The film aims to see how the experience helps them to come to terms with their identity and be affirmed in their journey to both discover and supplant who…
Rudolph lives is simple life. Working hard at his job, he returns home to his wife and family with affection in his eyes. His love for his children and his marriage reveal a compassion that is both heartfelt and heartwarming. He works long hours in order to provide for them, and is respected by others…
In The World is Family, Anand Patwardhan uses the lives of his parents–their work, events they lived through and indeed, movements they were a part of–to paint a picture of India’s history, present and his hope for its future. Patwardhan’s parents (and other relatives) had shared spaces with prominent figures in Indian history such as Jawaharlal…
