A supernatural killer goes on a brutal rampage after a gold medallion is taken from the ruins of an only fire tower in In a Violent Nature. At the ruins of an old fire tower in the woods of White Pines, the naive Troy (Liam Leone) takes a golden locket hanging from the structure, despite …
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The life and career of Ernie “Mr. Dressup” Combs are revisited in Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe. Born in Maine, Ernie Combs moved to Toronto in 1962 to work with Fred Rogers on the original CBC version of MisteRogers. After Rogers returned to the United States, CBC built a new show around Ernie Combs, …
The story of the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone is told in BlackBerry. Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) and Douglas Fregin (Matt Johnson) are business partners in the upstart Waterloo, Ontario, technology company Research In Motion. The two make a pitch to Harvard-educated businessman Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton) of Sutherland-Schultz Ltd for their …
A Toronto sex worker hopes for a better life for her and her daughter in Queen of the Morning Calm. Debra (Tina Jung) is a 29-year-old Korean-Canadian, who has been working as a stripper while she finishes her studies to become an accountant. However, life is hard for Debra, since she has to care for her …
This review was originally published as part of my coverage of TIFF 2017 The stories of five Vancouverites are told under the backdrop of the 2010 Winter Olympics in LUK’LUK’I. It’s February 28, 2010 and the puck is about to drop on the Gold Medal hockey game between Canada and the USA. However, away from the …
Take a behind the scenes look at The Tragically Hip’s final tour in Long Time Running. In early 2016, Tragically Hip lead singer Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. After having surgery to remove most of the tumor, extending his life by at best five years, Downie is committed to going on tour with …
Two teenage girls strike up a summer friendship in Porcupine Lake. Bea (Charlotte Salisbury) is a 13 year old girl, who travels with her mother Ally (Delphine Roussel) to Port Severn, ON, where Bea’s father Scotty (Christopher Bolton) is running the family diner. With her parents embroiled in marital issues, Bea strikes up a friendship …
The stories of five Vancouverites are told under the backdrop of the 2010 Winter Olympics in LUK’LUK’I. It’s February 28, 2010 and the puck is about to drop on the Gold Medal hockey game between Canada and the USA. However, away from the spectacle of the Olympics, a number of individuals have their own experiences …
Presented by Hot Docs, in commemoration of Canada’s 150th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, In the Name of All Canadians is a compilation of six short documentaries, each focused on a different aspect of the charter. In Part (Khoa Lê) features a wide variety of Canadians being asked a …
It’s a second round of bilingual buddy cop comedy in Bon Cop Bad Cop 2. Now working for the RCMP, Martin Ward (Colm Feore) conducts a raid on a car theft operation in Montreal, only to find his old partner David Bouchard (Patrick Huard) working undercover. The two work together to bring down the car …
A group of kids set out to participate in the first ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee in Bee Nation. First Nations students from across Saskatchewan are preparing to participate in the first ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee, with the winners getting a chance to participate in the Spelling Bee of Canada Nationals in …
Canada’s perception by the rest of the world is broken down in Being Canadian. Born in Calgary, Robert Cohen moved to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy writing career. When his co-workers found out about his heritage, he found that they knew little about Canada, other than the stereotypes of beer, maple syrup, and hockey. …
A young Norwegian girl tries to make a life for herself in this debut feature film by Andrew Huculiak of the Vancouver-based rock band We Are The City. Dagny (Dagny Backer Johnsen) is a young Norwegian woman, who is trying to escape her small town life. As she adapts to this independent lifestyle, Dagny has …
Kevin Smith makes a return to filmmaking with the twisted horror-comedy Tusk. Wallace Bryton (Justin Long) is the host of a podcast called “Not See Party,” where he and his friend Teddy Craft (Haley Joel Osment) ridicule weird individuals. Wallace travels to Winnipeg to interview an internet celebrity, but is shocked to find out that …
While I have to wait until Tuesday to see Watchmen, I decided to fill my time yesterday to see this film about a cancer-ridden man that decides to go onto a cross-Canada road trip. The fact that the film stars Joshua Jackson raises the profile of this film a bit, since the Vancouver-born Jackson is …