If the pandemic has taught has anything, it’s the value of having other people in our lives. Directed by Brittany Farhat, July Talk: Love Lives Here follows the iconic Toronto band as they prepare for one of their more unique projects: a drive-in concert during the height of the global pandemic. As they attempt to navigate the…
Each year there are Oscars? awarded in three categories of short films: Live Action Shorts, Animated Shorts, and Short Documentaries. Programs of these shorts can be seen in various places around the country. Check at 2023 Oscar? Nominated Short Films – ShortsTV for more information. The Animated Shorts category always has a broad range of…
For people who love characters in books, discovering a films or a TV series that presents them in the flesh may be welcome or feared?or both. So it was with hope and a bit of anxiety that my wife and I started watching Three Pines, based on the series of books by Louise Penny that…
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…
Growing up is hard. Embracing the changes as they happen can be even harder. Directed by Academy Award-winner Domee Shi (Bao),?Red?is a delightful coming-of-age story that is easily one of Pixar?s best films in years. Filled with bright colours and fueled with humour and heart, there?s simply an infectious joy about the film?that charms and…
?We are witnessing the disintegration of the world!? The motto of Qu?bec is ?Je me souviens? (?I remember?). It?s on their license plates, so that idea is always present for Qu?becois. That is not stated in ?ric Tessier?s film You Will Remember Me, but it is certainly a central aspect of the story. While it…
[NOTE: I wrote this review in 2008 after seeing the film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, expecting to publish it when it was released in the US. However, the film never got a release. I?ve often wondered what happened to it in all those years. Now it is available on AMC+ and IFC…
Stephen Wallis?s Defining Moments is a collection of intersecting stories about people who are facing those times in their lives that could well change everything. This is a light-hearted film that at times seems a bit ludicrous, but within that there are morsels of wisdom and understanding. We meet Marina (Polly Shannon) who has returned…
It?s not necessarily a good sign to refer to a film as ?timely?. It?s not that the term is a description of a film?s poor quality. (Often, it?s the opposite, in fact.) However, the use of ?timely? usually refers to the fact that the issues of injustice raised within the film are still relevant in…
Here is another round of narrative features that are part of this year?s Slamdance Film Festival. This set of films is from around the world. The world premiere of No Trace (Nulle Trace) from Canadian director Simon Lavoie served as the Opening Night film. Set in a dystopian future, the film begins with watching railroad…
