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Léolo (Review)

November 30, 2016November 28, 2016ReviewJean-Claude Lauzon, Léolo, Montreal

For a short period after my first viewing of the 1992 film Léolo, the final feature from Montreal director Jean-Claude Lauzon, my impressions were left in what I can only describe as a temporary state

Sorry, We’re Closed (Review)

November 29, 2016November 24, 2016ReviewChris Cope, Jennifer Kaleta, Julia Gao, review, Sorry We're Closed

Sorry, We’re Closed peeks inside a server’s long life. Charlotte’s been slinging the same greasy food and lukewarm coffee for what feels like decades in this anachronistic-themed restaurant, and this film is about her relationship

Film Review | Swim Low (2016)

November 24, 2016July 19, 2017ReviewAmanda Ann-Min Wong, Swim Low

Film run-time: 9 minutes | Starring Alexandra Tse, Wendy Dines, Kelci Stephenson Written and Directed by Amanda Ann-Min Wong, Produced by Ryan Nesbitt, Assc. Produced by Rebeca Ortiz “Swim Low“, a 2016 short film by

C.R.A.Z.Y. (Review)

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016ReviewC.R.A.Z.Y., Marc-André Grondin, Zac

I find that the merits of 2005 film C.R.A.Z.Y. in the coming-of-age family drama have been greatly overlooked in recent years. Jean-Marc Vallée’s film depicts the family unit with a level of relatability and gravitas

Film Review | At the Beach (2015)

November 17, 2016July 19, 2017ReviewAt the Beach, Jeremy Peter Allen

Film run-time: 5 minutes | Starring Claudia Desharnais, Cindy Loyer, Chantale Poitras Written and Directed by Jeremy Peter Allen, Produced by Nathalie Cloutier, Colette Loumède and Catherine Benoit “At the Beach“, a 2015 short film

Arrival (Review)

November 15, 2016November 11, 2016ReviewArrival, Denis Villeneuve, Sicario

Denis Villeneuve, one of Canada’s only current high profile filmmakers, softens here. Where Sicario was hard-edged, Arrival is tender; where Prisoners was set in a moral grey, Arrival sits in an uncomplicated blue. That said,