Film Review: Testament of Youth (2014)
byAdapted from her memoirs of the same name, Testament of Youth chronicles the early life of English novelist and poet Vera Brittain, whose idyllic…
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Film Review: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)
byBased on the urban legend that a Japanese tourist froze to death in Minnesota while searching for the loot of cash that goes undiscovered…
Film Review: Trash (2014)
byRaphael (Rickson Tevez), a Brazilian street teenager, spends his days sifting through mountains of trash in the hopes of finding something valuable. One day…
Film Review: Banksy Does New York (2014)
byFor the month of October 2013 the graffiti artist known simply as Banksy took up residence in New York City with the promise of…
Film Review: The Age of Adaline (2015)
byThe Age of Adaline is smartly presented – great costumes and styling, slick cinematography, with a very polished and visually satisfying look overall. Unfortunately this…
Film Review: It Follows (2015)
byBringing their dating relationship to the next level, teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) and Hugh (Jake Weary) decide to have sex. After this seemingly innocent…
Film Review: The Salt of the Earth (2014)
byTracing the life and career of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado from his childhood in Brazil through to his most recent collection “Genesis” which saw…
Film Review: The Longest Ride (2015)
byThere’s nothing like a Nicholas Sparks book-to-film adaptation to send women’s hearts into a flutter. By now we’re fairly accustomed to their general premise….
Film Review: X+Y (2015)
by“If beauty is truth and truth is beauty, well then surely mathematics must be the most beautiful thing of all” After being diagnosed with…
MIFF14: Mommy (2014)
byI’ll admit it now, I’m a Xavier Dolan novice. Mommy is only the second film that I’ve seen of this French/Canadian wunderkind, and the…