Toronto has a Queen. And she doesn?t live across the pond. Directed by Chris Strikes, Queen follows Joella Crichton, Toronto?s reigning queen of Carnival. Joella is sharp, smart and willing to do whatever it takes to win. As a result, she has taken the crown of Caribbean Queen for an amazing nine years and is looking to…
I think it was baseball legend Yogi Berra that said ?It ain?t over till it?s over.? It sounds clich? but there?s truth to Berra?s words, especially as it comes to player themselves. There?s a natural drama that extends on the field that continues to make sports work well cinematically. The final at bat. The big…
Set at the Mexican-American border, Culture Shock tells the story of Marisol (Martha Higareda), a young Mexican woman who is fleeing the dangers of her home in search for a new life in America. Yearning for freedom and safety for her family, Marisol fights and claws to cross the border only to discover that the world she?s…
Sometimes, picking a film on streaming feels like a gamble. In the case of?Jerry and Marge Go Large, it?s a surprisingly big win. Directed by David Frankel, Jerry and Marge Go Large tells the amazing true story of Jerry and Marge Selbee (Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening), a retired couple that live in Evart, Michigan. After working…
Directed by Aku Louhimies,?Attack on Finland?takes place primarily during the celebration of Finland?s Independence Day. When the festivities are interrupted by a brutal terrorist attack and guests are taken hostage, secret service agent Max Tanner (Jasper Paakkonen) is called into action. However, as the conspiracy unravels, Tanner and his former partner, Sylvia Madsen (Nanna Blondell),…
Perhaps some of the more unsung heroes of Disney?s cinematic canon are their inspirational sports stories. While they?re primarily known for their animated features, nature documentaries and fantasy-adventure films, Disney has always been able to find inspirational stories in the world of sports. Without even scratching the surface of their vault, films like Remember the Titans, Miracle, Queen…
With the success of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), it seemed pretty obvious that film would not be the last in the franchise. In June 1998, a third Jurassic Park film was confirmed by Universal Pictures, with a release targeted for the summer of 2000. Unfortunately, the same big problem that faced the writers for the previous film remained: what…
Chocolate can do amazing things. Who knew that it could bring peace and hope as well? Set in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Peace by Chocolate tells the amazing true story of the Hadhads, a family of Syrian refugees fleeing their nation?s civil war. First to arrive is eldest son Tareq (Ayham Abou Ammar), a respected physician in his…
The relationship between Sony and Morbius is? complicated. As they lean further into their SPUMC (or ?Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters?), Sony continues to fight for their share of the Marvel box office pie. After the success of the Venom films, one can almost see Sony salivate over the potential of creating their own extended universe of super-characters….
By Ben Dower When?Jurassic Park?hit screens in 1993, the film not only wowed audiences with its realistic looking dinosaurs, but also made a fortune at the box office. Almost immediately it seemed that a second?Jurassic Park?film would be inevitable, but there was a big challenge facing the writers: what could possibly happen next? Author Michael…
