On the Rocks (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2021)
Apple TV+: Laura has a happy life, with a good job, kind husband, and lovely kids - the only hangup is that her husband has started working strange hours at the office. Concerned, Laura turns to her charismatic and mildly deranged father, Felix, who is determined to investigate a possible affair.
Apple TV+: Laura has a happy life, with a good job, kind husband, and lovely kids - the only hangup is that her husband has started working strange hours at the office. Concerned, Laura turns to her charismatic and mildly deranged father, Felix, who is determined to investigate a possible affair.
Over the Moon (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2021)
Netflix: After hearing the myth of a beautiful young woman, trapped on the Moon awaiting true love, Fei-Fei builds a rocket to rescue her - but finds that there may be more space between Earth and the Moon than she ever imagined.
Netflix: After hearing the myth of a beautiful young woman, trapped on the Moon awaiting true love, Fei-Fei builds a rocket to rescue her - but finds that there may be more space between Earth and the Moon than she ever imagined.
Cadaver (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2021)
Netflix: Although the world has been scarred by nuclear war, that's no reason not to have a good time, right? At least, that's how a strange but charismatic hotel owner feels, inviting dozens of starving families into his establishment. But there is a play being staged at the hotel, and the line between art and reality gets thinner by the minute...
Netflix: Although the world has been scarred by nuclear war, that's no reason not to have a good time, right? At least, that's how a strange but charismatic hotel owner feels, inviting dozens of starving families into his establishment. But there is a play being staged at the hotel, and the line between art and reality gets thinner by the minute...
Rebecca (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2021)
Netflix: After a whirlwind romance with a charming widower, a young bride becomes mistress of an estate on the coast. Manderley is a beautiful home, but it comes with a bitter housekeeper and haunting memories of the first wife.
Netflix: After a whirlwind romance with a charming widower, a young bride becomes mistress of an estate on the coast. Manderley is a beautiful home, but it comes with a bitter housekeeper and haunting memories of the first wife.
Us Kids (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2021)
Digital on Demand: After surviving a school shooting in 2018, a group of students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, band together to change gun laws.
Digital on Demand: After surviving a school shooting in 2018, a group of students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, band together to change gun laws.
Percy vs Goliath (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2021)
Digital on Demand: The true story of Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer who is sued by Monsanto after they claim he illegally used their proprietary GMO canola seeds. Determined to protect his crops, his farm, and his family, Percy takes the case as far as he can...eventually landing in the Supreme Court of Canada.
Digital on Demand: The true story of Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer who is sued by Monsanto after they claim he illegally used their proprietary GMO canola seeds. Determined to protect his crops, his farm, and his family, Percy takes the case as far as he can...eventually landing in the Supreme Court of Canada.
John Ware Reclaimed (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2020)
CIFF: A documentary exploring the historical figure of John Ware, a black cowboy and early settler in Alberta, and the racial tensions and incredible successes that he encountered.
CIFF: A documentary exploring the historical figure of John Ware, a black cowboy and early settler in Alberta, and the racial tensions and incredible successes that he encountered.
Jasmine Road (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2021)
CIFF: When a schoolteacher invites a Syrian refugee family to stay on her family's ranch, everyone's going to need some time to adjust. But not everyone wants to.
CIFF: When a schoolteacher invites a Syrian refugee family to stay on her family's ranch, everyone's going to need some time to adjust. But not everyone wants to.
I Am Greta (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2021)
Film Festival Circuit: A documentary following Greta Thunberg, the young environmental activist making waves in global political systems, and the obstacles she faces in making meaningful change.
Film Festival Circuit: A documentary following Greta Thunberg, the young environmental activist making waves in global political systems, and the obstacles she faces in making meaningful change.
Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2021)
CIFF: The Middleview Ducks are not a great basketball team, and there's nothing particularly significant about the game they're set to play - but the conversations they have in the dressing room, and the drama of their personal lives, means that today stands out for each of the boys.
CIFF: The Middleview Ducks are not a great basketball team, and there's nothing particularly significant about the game they're set to play - but the conversations they have in the dressing room, and the drama of their personal lives, means that today stands out for each of the boys.
Dark Cloud (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2021)
CIFF: A documentary exploring the ongoing problem of cyberbullying in the lives of young people, and what we can do about it.
CIFF: A documentary exploring the ongoing problem of cyberbullying in the lives of young people, and what we can do about it.
Come True (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2021)
Digital on Demand: Sarah struggles to sleep, and seeks out professional help. The doctors enroll her in a sleep study, but the results do less to get Sarah the rest she needs and more to drag her into a nightmarish state of paranoia and terror...
Digital on Demand: Sarah struggles to sleep, and seeks out professional help. The doctors enroll her in a sleep study, but the results do less to get Sarah the rest she needs and more to drag her into a nightmarish state of paranoia and terror...
Coded Bias (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2021)
Film Festival Circuit: A documentary exploring Joy Buolamwini's discovery that facial recognition algorithms frequently fail to recognize black faces.
Film Festival Circuit: A documentary exploring Joy Buolamwini's discovery that facial recognition algorithms frequently fail to recognize black faces.
Bright Hill Road (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2020)
CIFF: Marcy is a struggling alcoholic, but her troubles are only just beginning: A shooting at her workplace puts her on leave, and she decides to head out to California, stopping briefly at the Bright Hill Road Boarding House...but finds it oddly hard to get back out again.
CIFF: Marcy is a struggling alcoholic, but her troubles are only just beginning: A shooting at her workplace puts her on leave, and she decides to head out to California, stopping briefly at the Bright Hill Road Boarding House...but finds it oddly hard to get back out again.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2021)
Netflix: Based on the true story of the Chicago Eight (later seven), arrested and prosecuted for participating in the 1968 protests outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Netflix: Based on the true story of the Chicago Eight (later seven), arrested and prosecuted for participating in the 1968 protests outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.