The Life of Chuck TIFF 2024

The Life of Chuck – TIFF 2024

During the end of the world, billboards begin appearing thanking an accountant for 39 great years in The Life of Chuck. Marty Anderson (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a schoolteacher whose classes begin to dwindle due to seemingly apocalyptic events in the world. Marty begins to see billboards and advertisements congratulating Charles Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) on “39…

Next Exit

Next Exit – Fantasia 2022

Two strangers go on a road trip to participate in an afterlife study in Next Exit. Dr. Stevenson (Karen Gillan) of the Life Beyond Institute has made a breakthrough proving that ghosts exist and can be scientifically observed, though this discovery has resulted in an increase in the number of murders and suicides. Rose (Katie…

The Magic Life of V

The Magic Life of V

A young Finnish woman attends LARPing events to escape the traumatic events of her childhood in The Magic Life of V. Veera is a young woman from Finland, who is struggling to cope with childhood memories of her alcoholic father, while also caring for her mentally disabled brother Ville. As a means of escape, Veera…

The Guardians

The Guardians

The systematic abuse of the elderly in the Las Vegas area is investigated in The Guardians. Elderly couples such as Rudy and Rennie North find themselves appointed to legal guardians without their knowledge, which results in them being literally kidnapped from their homes and robbed of their life savings. This has resulted in people, such…

In a Valley of Violence

In a Valley of Violence

A drifter seeks vengeance in an isolated mining town in In a Valley of Violence. Paul (Ethan Hawke) is an ex cavalry man, who is travelling with his dog Abby on the way to Mexico. Paul decides to take a shortcut through the town of Denton, where he has an violent encounter with psychotic deputy…

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

A new team of Marvel heroes hits the big screen with the comedic sci-fi adventure Guardians of the Galaxy.  Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), aka Star-Lord, is a human outlaw, who was abducted as a child and raised by a group of Ravagers, lead by Yondu (Michael Rooker).  Quill comes into possession of a sphere-like artifact,…

Oculus

Oculus

An antique mirror influences malevolent supernatural events in the horror film Oculus, by director Mike Flanagan (Absentia). Tim Russell (Brenton Thwaites) is released from a mental hospital a decade after he shot his father (Rory Cochrane), who had killed his mother (Katee Sackhoff). He is picked up by his older sister Kaylie (Karen Gillan), who…