Movies
The Raid 2
When Gareth Evans The Raid premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, audiences were floored. It was as if someone had smacked us in the face about 800 times, and showed us that the action being churned out by Hollywood wasnt half as effective as it could be. No amount of CGI
Discopath
OTTAWA PREMIERE | ONE NIGHT ONLY Amidst a sea of films attempting to recapture the glories of bygone exploitation fare, DISCOPATH (a world premiere at the current Fantasia festival) gets it righta swift, satisfying salute to the slasher cinema of the 70s and early 80s, with a premise its hard
Love Loves Coincidences
FREE ADMISSION | SPONSORED BY THE EMBASSY OF TURKEY IN OTTAWA Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara… Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer’s car. This accident causes Omer’s pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have
Noah
Is director Darren Aronofskys sprawling saga of Noah and the Great Flood a profane violation of a sacred story? Or is it a mind-blowing cinematic exploration of a character wrestling with faith, doubt, dreams, guilt, miracles and the fate of mankind itself, set in one of the most epic tales
Finding Vivian Maier
Some of my favorite documentaries tend to tell stories you wouldnt believe if they werent true. Finding Vivian Maier is one such story. Vivian Maier worked as a nanny for four decades in Chicago. Secretive and somewhat reclusive, Maiers eventual legacy would be discovered when real estate agent John Maloof
Trailer Park Boys: Don’t Legalize It
A change of scenery can work wonders. And Trailer Park Boys 3: Dont Legalize It – the first movie in the series to leave Sunnyvale Trailer Park behind is, not coincidentally, as rudely and crudely funny (and strangely endearing) as our fave Canucklehheads have ever been on film. In
Blue Ruin
Tales of revenge are some of the oldest tales ever told, and some of the most compelling. Im not sure why but I suspect it has something to do with a natural arc to the revenge story that somehow always feels compulsory, yet somehow comforting, which then allows you to
Brotherhood of the Travelling Rants, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE The ‘Godfather of hipsterdom’ Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic. Special director’s cut screening, featuring Ottawa specific humour and the historic Mayfair Theatre. Director and star Gavin McInnes will be
Face of Love, The
I dont like to look back, declares Nikki, though its clear shes never really gotten over the death of her husband.When Nikki returns to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in pursuit of the man she spots whos a live ringer for her dead husband, the main exhibit is
Deswa
OTTAWA PREMIERE OF NEW BHOJPURI FILM | TICKETS: $10 The film deals with contemporary issues affecting youths. It begins in 2005 with a student protest during the corrupt Bihari administration of Laloo Prasad Yadav, intended to free the characters played by Ajay Kumar and Deepak Singh. The film goes in a flashback