Snowpiercer: A One-way Ticket to a Bloody Class Fight on a Slick Road
In the hands of a Korean director, dystopic graphic novel becomes a visual tour de force.
Film
Three Points for the Dream : The Late Adam Yauch’s Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot
Review of Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot, the late Adam Yauch’s documentary on aspiring NBA stars.
Singing in the City : Review of Begin Again
Summer film on selling out vs. authenticity by the director of Once feature Keira Knightly and Adam Levine.
Dying is Easy. Comedy is hard : Review of James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times
New DVD offers an intimate portrait of James Thurber that shows his struggles, rather than just his literary achievements.
Manifesting Public Performance : Encuentro 2014 in Montreal
International conference on the Americas makes its film and art programs available to the public.
Suburban Teenage Boys and Creepy Coaches : Palo Alto
Based on the book by James Franco, this film looks at suburban teenage life through a slightly exaggerated percpetion.
Mike Meyer’s Supermensch: The Thrilling Life Of Shep Gordon
Shep Gordon never got to have a family in the conventional way. This documentary shows how he fathered the careers of many orphan artists.
Blood Glacier: A Little Gem from the Alps, thanks to Sinister Cinema
Austrian horror gem about the Alps shares a few things in common with John Carpenter’s The Thing, but then gets much, much better.
Steven Morris’ Labour of Love Documentary Vann “Piano Man” Walls: The Spirit of R&B
Film about Van Walls brings this iconic and important musician and producer to light.
Cheaper than Cheap Night: Cinema Under the Stars at the SAT
Why go to the movie theatre at the Forum and sneak from film to film when you can see great free films screen outside the SAT every Tuesday?
Not a Knock Out : Love Punch
Even with a refreshing pairing of a similarly-aged, older couple, a convoluted plot and cliché humour leave this Brosnan-Thompson vehicle flat on the mat.
Journey Across the Outback : Tracks
Biography based on National Geographic pictures of Robyn Davidson follows adventuress across the outback with camels.
Cabin Fever Patient Zero: A B-Fever to Administrate with Care
B-film fans will enjoy the low budget sets, mediocre acting, and gruesome effects in the latest film from Sinister Cinema.
Tickle Head seduced ME : Grand Seduction Review
Feel good film about Newfoundland town attempting to secure an outsider as its path to renewal seduces viewers.
Immersive Journeys in Unfamiliar Lands : Quantum and Nimbes
The two latest films at the Satopshere take viewers to new worlds with great technological wizardry, but not a lot of emotional depth.
Photojournal : The Grand Seduction Red Carpet Event
Lili Hudecova captured the cast and crew as they arrived for the red carpet premiere of The Grand Seduction.
Photographing the Excess: Review of Les états inventés d’Amérique
Photographer Pierre Guimond’s film shows the dependency as well as the destructive power of American consumerism.
Humanity From An Alien Perspective : Review of Under The Skin
Stunning film by John Glazer features Scarlett Johansson as an alien becoming more human while exploring the meaning of humanity.
A Spoonful of Sugar: Fed Up
Controversial documentary puts a human face on child obesity and examines lies perpetuated by the US government and industry about diet , nutrition, and exercise.
Anticosti La Chasse Au Pétrole Extrême: Too Lyrical for an Industrial Carnage…
Beautiful film about fracking project on Anticosti Island uses National Geographic style imagery to send an SOS rather than facts.