posted Friday, August 27, 2021
They Who Surround Us is the story of an immigrant farmer in Vegreville in 1987, who fled Ukraine as an eight-year-old boy in 1943. After he loses his wife in a tragic accident, guilt and grief send him into an emotional spiral where mysterious and inexplicable events force him to relive traumatic incidents from his childhood […]
posted Friday, August 20, 2021
The Magnificent Meyersons follows an ordinary but complicated New York City Jewish family as they discover on one extraordinary day that although life, and family, can sometimes shock you, it can also lead to miraculous new places. It’s a day in New York City just like any other, as the Meyersons deal with the ordinary concerns […]
posted Saturday, August 14, 2021
Broken Diamonds tells the story of a young writer sees his dream put in jeopardy when he has to take care of his mentally ill sister. In the wake of his father’s death, a twenty-something writer sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he’s forced to temporarily take in his wildly […]
posted Friday, August 13, 2021
Respect follows the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice. The Queen of Soul conquers the world, while simultaneously enduring an abusive marriage, constraints of patriarchy and also being […]
posted Monday, August 9, 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, is based on the 2018 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty, and directed and produced by Jonathan Levine. The series tells the story of nine stressed city dwellers who try to get on a path to a better way of living at a boutique health-and-wellness resort. Watching […]
posted Friday, August 6, 2021
6:45 asks, what if one of the best days of your life suddenly turned into one of your worst nightmares? And what if you were forced to relive that same day again and again? From Director Craig Singer (Dark Ride, Perkins 14, Animal Room) comes a pulse-pounding, time-looping psychological thriller about a dream vacation gone […]
posted Thursday, August 5, 2021
Ryan Murphy’s PRAY AWAY aims to contribute to ending conversion therapy in the U.S., a practice that perpetuates the denial of LGBTQ rights, safety, and acceptance. In the film, former leaders of the “pray the gay away” movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of […]
posted Friday, July 30, 2021
The Pursuit of Love is wet in Europe between the two World Wars, the story follows the adventures and misadventures of the charismatic and fearless Linda Radlett, played by Lily James (‘Baby Driver’) and her best friend and cousin Fanny Logan, played by Emily Beecham (‘Cruella’). Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, the […]
posted Friday, July 30, 2021
Toronto Outdoor Picture Show (TOPS) have announce their full schedule for its five-week in-person festival at Fort York National Historic Site. In a programme reminiscent of the “before times,” TOPS will present 17 curated film screenings between July 31 and Sept 5, all free for the general public to enjoy in the open air. Screenings […]
posted Friday, July 30, 2021
Stillwater follows Bill, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma (Matt Damon), who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter Allison (Abigail Breslin), who while studying in Marseille was charged and sent to prison for the murder of her friend and life-partner Lina, which she claims she did not commit. The film is partially based […]
