Movies
Hysteria
The buzz is right: this true story the invention of the vibrator (as an antidote for the Victorian affliction of female hysteria) is a charmingly posh comedy with greater implications about gender politics, [that uses] historical context and sexuality as a clever self-conscious tapestry where it can all unfold. (Exclaim)
Headhunters
When an art thief who masquerades as a corporate recruiter ignores the wrong job prospect, the title of this thriller (based on the novel by Norwegian bestseller Jo Nesbø) rapidly becomes literal. What seemed like a lightweight heist thriller careens into a bloody-minded game of cat and mouse [to become]
Family Plot
Written by Ernest Lehman (North by Northwest), this macabre comedy incredibly, Hitchcocks 53rd pits a fake psychic (Barbara Harris) and an incompetent private eye (Bruce Dern) against a pair of serial kidnappers (Karen Black and William Devane), and it’s a delight for two contradictory reasons: because it’s pure
Destroyer
Yes, an abandoned prison thats reportedly haunted by an undead serial killer is an ideal location to shoot a women-behind-bars film provided you want your crew to be murdered one by one by the 300-lb killing machine who survived 3,000 volts to stalk his prey as The Destroyer! Star
Indie Game: The Movie
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, HOT DOCS 2012 Roger Ebert is convinced that video games are not, and never can be, art. But this doc that follows three independent game developers makes a pretty convincing argument to the contrary, showing people struggling and striving to create something beautiful.
The Fly
I’m an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over… and the insect is awake.
The Five-Year Engagement
Actor-writer Jason Segel and director-writer Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets) re-team for this story of a protracted betrothal that slaps a goofy smile on your face and keeps it there. (Rolling Stone)
Darling Companion
BRING YOUR DOG MATINEE SATURDAY JULY 7 Director Kasdan (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon) assembles yet another stellar cast (including Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Dianne Wiest, Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Moss and Mark Duplass) to tell this story of couple suffering from empty nest syndrome and how the
Dark Shadows
Director Burton resurrects both the classic proto-goth soap opera and his collaboration with Johnny Depp for this oddity full of finely honed hambone acting by Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter potent atmosphere delirious 70s fashions and hilarious gags. (Salon)
Damsels in Distress
In his first film in 13 years, director Stillman (Last Days of Disco, Metropolitan) tells the tale of a group of college sophomores determined to improve the campus sub-par male population and start a new dance craze. Innocence deserted teen movies ages ago, but it makes a comeback, revived