MIFF 2015 Film Review: How to Dance in Ohio (2015)
The too-cool-for-schoolers can relax; this isn’t a Glee spin-off. It barely even features any dancing. Alexandra Shiva has dealt previously with the arts in…
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CLOSED: Iris Giveaway
Thanks to Madman Films, we’re giving away 5 double passes for the new documentary IRIS, which focuses on the life of fashion icon Iris…
Film Review: Girlhood (2014)
The third film from French writer/director Céline Sciamma has been gaining a reputation across Europe and abroad as one of the breakout hits of…
Film Review: The Blue Room (2015)
Directed, co-written by, and starring Mathieu Amalric, who most people might know as the villain from Quantum of Solace, The Blue Room is a…
Film Review: Desire for Beauty (2013)
Desire for Beauty adds another voice to the discussion of beauty and how we define it, specifically looking at plastic surgery. The film documents…
Film Review: A Patriotic Man (2013)
A Patriotic Man documents the experience of a Finnish man when he joins the support crew of the national ski team. The most recent…
Film Review: Armi Alive (2015)
Armi Alive opens with a fantastic monologue, as lead actress Minna Haapkylä delivers an oral narration of Armi Ratia’s early life. This film at…
Film Review: Trainwreck (2015)
If you don’t know the name Amy Schumer by now, it’s time to crawl out from under the rock you’ve been living under and…
Film Review: National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
People who don’t go to the theatre often might be familiar with that age-old question of ignorance, which one leans over to ask someone more…
Film Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
You know a film has done its job when Tom Cruise is facing near death and you actually want him to survive. And while…