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THE PASSION OF AUGUSTINE: Love, Loss & Female Solidarity
THE PASSION OF AUGUSTINE: Love, Loss & Female Solidarity

The Passion of Augustine offers glimpses into life before womanhood sets in and all the growing pains that come with this journey.

THE VOID: Discovering A Chilling New World
THE VOID: Discovering A Chilling New World

The Void can’t make its ideas fully blossom. Regardless, it always feels good to see filmmakers succeed in creating the work they wanted.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES: The End of Mankind Never Looked So Good
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES: The End of Mankind Never Looked So Good

War for the Planet of the Apes is a must-see, visually stunning achievement and a satisfying addition to the series.

THE SABBATICAL: Whittingham’s Ode To Art & Self-Preservation

The Sabbatical isn’t your typical midlife crisis film – it is highly unpredictable in the best sense of the word.

I AM HEATH LEDGER: An Intimate Look At the Actor Through His Own Eyes
I AM HEATH LEDGER: An Intimate Look At the Actor Through His Own Eyes

I Am Heath Ledger is a deeply intimate look at the late actor, but fails to ask important questions about the man behind the mask.

MAUDIE: A Showcase For The Spectacular Sally Hawkins
MAUDIE: A Showcase For The Spectacular Sally Hawkins

Maudie works due to the central performance by Sally Hawkins, though the troubled relationship portrayed is occasionally too downtrodden.

STREAMER: An Intensely Intimate Character Study
STREAMER: An Intensely Intimate Character Study

Streamer is a tense, intimate and at times stunning feature that ultimately derails in its very final moments.

RUPTURE: A Massively Mishandled Mystery
RUPTURE: A Massively Mishandled Mystery

Two great performances are wasted in Rupture, a mess of a horror movie which sets up mysteries it doesn’t even know how to answer.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD: Teenage Angst With A Dash Of Video Game Culture
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD: Teenage Angst With A Dash Of Video Game Culture

A true millennial romance, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is a great action comedy with an insightful look at teen culture.

The Beginner's Guide: Denis Villeneuve, Director
The Beginner’s Guide: Denis Villeneuve, Director

In this beginner’s guide, we explore Canadian director Denis Villeneuve’s journey from psychological indies to mainstream blockbusters.

MEAN DREAMS Exemplifies The Power of Good Storytelling & Bill Paxton
MEAN DREAMS Exemplifies The Power of Good Storytelling & Bill Paxton

For a story we’ve seen over and over, Mean Dreams, Bill Paxton’s last film, is compelling, refusing to take the usual narrative routes.

IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD: Xavier Dolan's First Misfire
IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD: Xavier Dolan’s First Misfire

Admirably performed, It’s Only the End of The World suffers from underwritten characters and a refusal to bring his trademark widescreen scope

Blood, Actually: A BLACK CHRISTMAS Tradition
Blood, Actually: A BLACK CHRISTMAS Tradition

Holiday Horrors provide a comforting alternative to the forced gaiety of the season – and Black Christmas is one of the best to watch.

ICE GUARDIANS: A Persuasive Argument For The Maligned Enforcers
ICE GUARDIANS: A Persuasive Argument For The Maligned Enforcers

Ice Guardians will broaden everyone’s view on the disparaged enforcers, framing itself as a plea to those who have sided against the bruisers without giving it much thought. After all, the lumbering men are just that, men, and Ice Guardians captures them and their role in all its complicated glory.

ZOOM: A Fractured Comedy On Self-Identity
ZOOM: A Fractured Comedy On Self-Identity

From up-and-coming director Pedro Morelli and first-time screenwriter Matt Hansen, Zoom is a fascinating fantasy drama about artistic identity. Tracking the lives of three central protagonists, Morelli miraculously creates a strange, circuitous world wherein everything is connected. Despite seemingly existing within the confines of each other’s imaginative works of fiction, comic book artist Emma Boyle (Alison Pill), movie director Edward Deacon (Gael García Bernal), and aspiring novelist Michelle (Mariana Ximenes) soon bleed into each other’s codependent realities.