CIFF: Calgary International Film Festival: 2016 (News and Views, Last Update Jul 2017)
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
The right to bear arms comes into the crosshairs in this film about a political lobbyist (Jessica Chasten) who wants to pass gun control laws.
Keep Watching
Keep Watching (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2018)
A family cannot understand why a group of sadistic intruders would break into their home and force them to play a game of "Kill, Or Be Killed", until they realize their horrific experiences are being streamed live. Sadly, the viewing audience seems content to keep watching, waiting to see if the action is real or just make-believe.
Rules Don’t Apply
Rules Don’t Apply (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins) wants to be an actress. Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich) has ambitions too, so he's taken a stepping-stone job as a driver. But the rules of 1958 Hollywood society, and their mutual employer Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty), may rewrite everything the two think they know about the path to achieving their dreams.
Bad Santa
Bad Santa (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Willy (Billy Bob Thornton) may be a two-bit crook, but he has come up with a million dollar idea. If he dresses up like Santa, he and his little friend (Tony Cox) can sneak into department stores unnoticed on Christmas Eve and rob them of their holiday cash.
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2 (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Billy Bob Thornton reprises his role as Bad Santa. This time the drinking and conniving crook is planning to use his red suit as a cover for a heist at a Chicago Christmas Charity.
Kiss and Cry
Kiss and Cry (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on a true story, Carley Allison (played by Sarah Fisher), is a Canadian teen with winning smile, a talent for singing and a promising future as a figure skater. But her hopes and dreams get put on hold when she discovers she has a rare type of cancer.
Hillsong - Let Hope Rise
Hillsong - Let Hope Rise (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
In this documentary and concert movie, fans of the Christian band Hillsong can learn more about the musicians and watch a worship service. Based in Australia, this group of preformers have spread their music around the globe and their songs are now sung every Sunday by about 50 million people!
Girl Asleep
Girl Asleep (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Greta (Bethany Whoitmore) isn't sure if she's asleep or awake as she watches, in a dream-like trance, her childhood slip away and her adulthood approach. But when her Mum (Amber McMahon) throws her a surprise birthday party and invites all her peers from school, the soon to be 15-year-old knows her life is about to become a nightmare.
The Adventure Club
The Adventure Club (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Ricky (Sam Ashe Arnold), Billy (Jakob Davies) and Sandy (Dalila Bela) are 10-year-old friends looking for adventure. But they find more than they were bargaining on when they discover a magical box and attract the attention of an escaped convict (Billy Zane) who wants to get his hands on their treasure.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Every student at Hogwarts School has to study the writings of Newt Scamander. This latest film in the Harry Potter franchise takes viewers back to the days when Newt (Eddie Redmayne) was wandering the streets of New York City, amongst the muggle and wizard worlds of the time. His experiences later became the inspiration for his book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Arrival
Arrival (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is a linguist expert. And it is she the American army asks to be their translator when alien spacecraft arrive on Earth. But it is not just her possible ability to make contact with the strangers that is important. It is also urgent that she represent the peaceful intentions of the human race, before other less-patient nations ruin everyone's chances of surviving this close encounter.
Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Walter (Danny Glover) invited the relatives to their first family gathering since the death of his wife. But as the crew arrives, they bring along their problems and bad attitudes. If they could just let go of past baggage, they might see a merrier future and experience something almost like Christmas.
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on the inspirational, true story of Medic Desmond T. Doss (played by Andrew Garfield), this movie recounts his service in the WWII battle at Hacksaw Ridge, on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Here the conscientious objector risked everything to save his fellow soldiers, without any weapon to protect his own life.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) becomes a fugitive and operates above the law when he discovers a conspiracy that has sullied his name and that of a trusted friend (Cobie Smulders). Violence ensues as the pair attempt to uncover the truth.