posted Friday, August 28, 2020
Stage Mother follows the story of Maybelline (Jacki Weaver), a Texas housewife and church choir director estranged from her gay son. When Maybelline learns of her son Ricky’s untimely death due to a drug overdose, she leaves her husband and travels to San Francisco to pay tribute to his life. When she arrives, she gets […]
posted Friday, August 21, 2020
Benjamin is described as a charmingly offbeat gay romantic comedy about a mess-of-a-filmmaker juggling the anxieties and excitement of his upcoming film premiere with the fear and awkwardness of a burgeoning romance. Written and directed by British comedian Simon Amstell who peppers this charming, laugh-out-loud funny tale with hilariously deadpan one-liners and a scene-stealing […]
posted Thursday, August 13, 2020
For those that follow my blogs, I’m a big fan of music documentaries. Not just on artists whom I know and love, but any artist, new or old, whether I know anything about them or not. I recently watched these two documentaries below, and while I obviously knew the names of both artists who are […]
posted Sunday, August 9, 2020
Getting It is about two drowning men who throw each other a lifeline. After being dumped by his cabaret partner boyfriend, Jaime (Tom Heard), a talented singer, angrily shuts out the world, only singing for himself and always putting his own needs first. His best friend Elaine (Sharron Bower) has had it, and calls out his […]
posted Tuesday, August 4, 2020
A passionate tale of love and liberation set amidst the ultraconservative confines of modern Georgian society, AND THEN WE DANCED follows Merab, a devoted dancer who has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. His world is suddenly turned upside down when the charismatic and carefree […]
posted Wednesday, July 29, 2020
From the director/producer of FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO comes a new film, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO, a powerful exploration of the intersection of religion, sexual orientation and gender identity in America. The film features four families of faith including Rob and Linda Robertson, who were encouraged by their evangelical church […]
posted Friday, July 24, 2020
With theatres in Toronto still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still plenty of ways to catch newly released films from the comfort and safety of your own home. Hot Docs at Home is one such platform that showcases not only interesting documentaries, but first run films, special events and Curious Minds Speaker […]
posted Tuesday, July 21, 2020
In Guest of Honour, the film opens with a woman inside a church discussing funeral arrangements with a priest for her recently deceased father, and when asked by the priest to offer some insight into his life for the eulogy, she realizes doesn’t know at all. Jim (David Thewlis) and his daughter Veronica (Laysla De […]
posted Friday, July 17, 2020
It isn’t far into the movie, Palm Springs, that you suddenly start thinking, “haven’t I seen this before”? You are most likely right if you have seen Groundhog Day, and you are definitely right if you continue watching Palm Springs, as its premise is based on a similar time loop plot. On November 9, Nyles […]
posted Wednesday, July 15, 2020
MIGHTY OAK tells the story of Gina and Vaughn, the sister and brother duo taking the SoCal music scene by storm with their band Army of Love. Gina “Jean Jacket” Jackson (Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars,” To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) is behind the scenes as the savvy and determined music manager, while her talented […]
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