By Anne Brodie Disappearance at Clifton Hill based on a childhood experience of writer-director Albert Shin has a deliciously noir vibe, set in the height of Niagara Falls’ neon grotesquerie, the strip joints, diners, seedy motels with barely a glimpse of the natural wonder that made it famous. Abby played by British vet Tuppence Middleton comes home when her mother… View Post
By Anne Brodie Albert Chin’s enigmatic mystery Disappearance at Clifton Hill takes place when Niagara Falls was at its tacky peak as an exploitative tourist trap. It’s inspired by an incident Shin witnessed as a child and it reverberates through our minds long after the film ends. As director and co-writer, Shin’s eerie psychological thriller verges on horror; the other… View Post
François Girard’s Holocaust drama The Song of Names stars Clive Owen as the grown character played by Luke Doyle, Dovidl age 9-13 years of age and Jonah Hauer-King, age 17-23. He struggles as a Jew during WWII while bearing the scars of a difficult childhood. The Song of Names which led the Canadian Screen Awards film nominations with nine is… View Post
The Call of the Wild based on Jack London’s enduringly popular wilderness novel concerns Buck the dog, who enjoyed a life of privilege, a pampered pet sold as a working dog to Yukon gold miners plunges into the frozen north and wide-open spaces. New owners” a Canada Post employee (Omar Sy) and his wife (our own Cara Gee) face dangers… View Post
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a sumptuously beautiful psychological study of love and transformation within a blossoming romance between an 18th-century French aristocrat (Adèle Haenel) and an artist (Noémie Merlant) commissioned to paint her wedding portrait. Marianne arrives at an isolated seaside manor on the eve of Héloïse’s wedding, ostensibly to be her companion. She’s preparing to… View Post
Agatha Raisin is finally back for Season 3, huzzah! Three mysteries begin Feb 10 exclusively on Acorn TV. Agatha Raisin & The Deadly Dance, Agatha Raisin & Love from Hell and Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns catches us up with the inimitable Raisin! Each wildly entertaining, feature-length episode stars Ashley Jensen and follows the adventures of a London PR… View Post