After Freddie decides to return to the country of her birth, she discovers that her origins have a lot more to do with her life than she had first thought. The second narrative feature from French Director Davy Chou, Return to Seoul comes out of Cambodia as their official submission to the Oscars. Inspired by…
In an approach that feels like part National Geographic and part Finding Nemo, Katak, the Brave Beluga, (produced by 10e Ave), is an animated story of a young Beluga whale on the search for a long-lost family member ? and his independence ? amid environmental dangers, unknown health issues among the whales, and constant bullying…
They say the journey is more important than the destination. In?Joyride, that may actually be true. Directed by Emer Reynolds, Joyride tells the story of Joy (Olivia Colman), a struggling but headstrong mother who has devised a plan to give her baby to her sister. Then, when her taxi is inadvertently co-opted by the young and opinionated…
?You are a very sad person.? Davy Chou?s film Return to Seoul is a searching for identity and belonging. But what if the discoveries are less than satisfying? And whose fault is it for the failure to connect? Return to Seoul is Cambodia?s submission for Oscar consideration. It made the shortlist, but was not nominated….
By Ben Dower After Godzilla?s attack in 1954, he disappeared into the ocean and Japan changed its capital city to Osaka.??In 1966, Godzilla attacked Japan?s first nuclear power plant at Tokai, and so the country shifted to other forms of energy production.??In 1996, Japan developed plasma energy, but that also attracted Godzilla, who came to…
?Hope dies last.? The Oscar?-nominated documentary A House Made of Splinters, directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont, takes place in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. The location is only 20 kilometers from the front. While the war is not explicitly a part of the film, the film cannot be viewed without knowing that the…
I’ve never talked about TV Shows during the year. I don’t see as many shows as I do movies though it does sometimes become the only media that I have time to consume during the busy school schedule. I considered doing a review of The White Lotus, which I didn’t love as much as most,…
Directed by Matthew J. Saville, Juniper tells the story of Sam (George Ferrier), a teenager struggling with self-destructive behavior. When he?s finally suspended from school, his frustrated father Robert (Marton Csokas) demands that he cares for his ailing (but alcoholic) grandmother Ruth (Charlotte Rampling). Ruth is a fiery woman who refuse to play by the rules but, as…
Guitar Lessons?tells the story of Ray (Corb Lund), a gruff oilfield contractor who once was a relatively famous rock star. Living alone and keeping people at an emotional distance, Ray?s life is turned upside down when he meets Leland (Kaden Noskiye), a 15-year-old Metis boy. Realizing Ray?s past, Leland approaches Ray and asks for guitar…
?Days like this, I miss Siberia.? A new phone becomes the catalyst for an older man to find new ways of seeing things in iMordecai from Marvin Samel. The story is based in the Samel family history. As such this is a personal project. Mordecai Samel (Judd Hirsch) is a Holocaust survivor. As a child,…
