Trying to maintain an image can be exhausting. In?The Power of the Dog?though, we see that trying to live up to public expectations can also kill the soul. Although they have built a successful ranch together, brothers George and Phil Burbank could not be more different. Elder brother Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) maintains a rough and…
Thought to be ?unfilmable? by many, Denis Villeneuve may have done the impossible in bringing Frank Herbert?s DUNE to life on the big screen. With stunning cinematography and solid storytelling, Villeneuve has managed to take the massive scope and size of Herbert?s classic sci-fi work and make it accessible to wider audiences. This week, Dave…
Whether or not you consider yourself a ?cat person?, there?s something electrical about the life of?Louis Wain. Set in Victorian London of the 1880s,?The Electrical Life of Louis Wain?tells the story of Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), an academy-trained artist who earns his keep by drawing portraits of animals from the county fair. Living with his…
You can?t buy love. But can you build it? Set in the present day, I?m Your Man tells the story of Alma (Maren Eggert), a scientist who is offered a job evaluating a new line of humanoid companions. After her boss manages to convince her with some mild bribery, Alma agrees to bring the cybernetic Tom (Dan…
Set in the year 2043,?Night Raiders?takes place in a world where disenfranchised cities in post-war North America are controlled by a maniacal military organization called The Emerson Group. Under their regime, children are considered property of the State and forced into their children?s academy. Having been on the run for years, Niska (Elle-Maija Tailfeathers) and…
Directed by Stephen Chbosky, DEAR EVAN HANSEN tells the story of a young man who write letters to himself in order to provide a way of dealing with his mental health issues. However, when one of his letters is mistaken for the last words of another teen who takes his own life, Evan finds himself…
Everyone wants to catch the guilty but not everyone recognizes that same guilt within themselves. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day), The Guilty takes place during the raging wildfires of Los Angeles. As his nightshift at the 911 desk winds down, frustrated and exhausted police officer Joe Bayler (Jake Gyllenhaal) gets a perilous phone call from a…
Ever since their father?s suicide in their youth, sisters Yoli (Alison Pill) and Elf (Sarah Gadon) have wrestled with tragedy. Now adults, All My Puny Sorrows follows the two women who carry their grief in different ways yet both are having difficulty coping to get through the day. Navigating a divorce and her struggling career…
Beginning in the late 1950s,?The Eyes of Tammy Faye?follows the rise and fall of Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband Jim. Though their lives began in humble beginnings, they gradually rose through the ranks to create the largest religious broadcasting network in the world. Marked by their smiling faces and charming demeanour, the couple?s ministry…
Set during the three days surrounding Christmas,?Spencer?focuses on the emotional journey of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) as she struggles to survive her holidays with the Royal Family. With her marriage crumbling and knowledge of Charle?s affair with Camilla now public knowledge, Diana arrives at Sandringham emotionally exhausted and looking forward to time with her sons….
