There is a lot to learn from Malala Yousafzai. Three years ago in her Swat Valley village in Northwestern Pakistan, the Taliban shot Malala, then 15, for daring to speak out in favor of girls’ education. Rather than let that stop her, Malala has grown into a world leader and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize […]
Finders Keepers tells a rather bizarre story: how Shannon Whisnant found a genuine human leg in a broiler and what happened next. A legal battle ensues between Whisnant, the finder, and John Wood, the original owner of the leg. To Whisnant, the discovery represents fame and fortune; to Wood, it has more personal meaning. The […]
In Ashby, clichés and tongue-in-cheek quips abound. Set in a high school where students strictly adhere to stereotypes, the jocks and the geeks keep to themselves. But lo, one Very Special Boy (Nat Wolff) has just enrolled. Will he be doomed to geekdom forever or will he man up and ascend the high school social […]
Written and Directed by Pat Mills
Produced by Mike MacMillan and Alyson Richards
Released by Strand Releasing
Canada. 80 min. Not rated
With Pat Mills, Zahra Bentham, Tracey Hoyt, Kevin Hanchard, Alex Ozerov, and Eleanor Zichy
Guidance, a new comedy about a depressed ex-child actor posing as a high school guidance counselor, is the directorial debut for Pat Mills, and […]
Produced and Directed by David T. Friendly and Mick Partridge
Released by Submarine Deluxe/Gravitas Ventures/Complex
USA. 70 min. Not rated
They risked it all for a pair of Dunks.
At the start of Sneakerheadz, a crowd of young men are arrested by the police. Why? A new sneaker release turned into a riot after a crowd of customers were […]
Directed by Bill Condon
Produced by Anne Carey, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman
Written by Jeffrey Hatcher
Released by Roadside Attractions/Miramax
UK/USA. 104 min. Rated PG
With Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, and Nicholas Rowe
Sherlock Holmes has been adapted countless times on stage and screen since his first appearance more than a hundred […]
Written and Directed by Josh Lawson
Produced by Jamie Hilton, Michael Petroni, and Matt Reeder
Released by Magnolia Pictures
Australia. 96 min.
With Josh Lawson, Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany, Kate Box, Patrick Brammall, Alan Dukes, Lisa McCune, Erin James, T.J. Power, Kim Gyngell, and Lachy Hulme
The Little Death, a dark comedy from writer-director Josh Lawson, takes us […]
Written and Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Produced by Magdalena Ilieva, Konstantina Stavrianou, Rena Vougioukalou, Grozeva and Valchanov
Released by Film Movement
Bulgarian with English subtitles
Bulgaria. 105 min. Not rated..
With Margita Gosheva, Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov and Stefan Denolyubov
The Lesson, a haunting portrait from Bulgaria, begins with a serious, hard-working teacher, Nade, scolding the children in […]
Produced & Directed by Andew Napier
Released by Oscillosope Laboratories
USA. 82 min. Not rated
Mad as Hell profiles liberal talk show host Cenk Uygur, whose online news show, The Young Turks, seeks to shake up news coverage and reveal the corrupt business of politics. No one is exempt from Uygur’s glaring gaze: not George W. Bush, not […]
