‘Suze’ is an Outstanding Film That Just Happens to be Canadian

 Synopsis: When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty-nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter’s heartbroken ex-boyfriend, whom she can’t stand. Director: Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart Stars: Michaela Watkins, Sara Waisglass, Charlie Gillespie, Aaron Ashmore You don’t know what you don’t know. We didn’t know how

TIFF 2023 Review: Backspot

 Synopsis: Riley is given the chance to cheer with the all-star squad, Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her crippling anxiety, her relationship with her girlfriend, and her desperate need for approval from her new coach. Director: D.W. Waterson Stars: Devery Jacobs, Kudakwashe Rutendo, Evan Rachel Wood, Wendy

‘North of Normal’ Joins the List of Strong Canadian Films

 Synopsis: After being raised in the wilderness, a teenage girl moves to the city, hoping for a normal life with her anything-but-normal mother. Director: Carly Stone Stars: Sarah Gadon, Amanda Fix, Robert Carlyle, James D’Arcy Canadian films like Brother, I Like Movies, To Catch a Killer, and BlackBerry strengthened Canada’s

Interview with Canadian filmmaker Rueben Martell

 Movie Review Synopsis: Shortly after an Indigenous anti-mining activist is killed in a mysterious hit-and-run, horrific murders start occurring in the snowfields of his isolated reserve. A police chief and a Metis veteran investigate, confronting a world of ancient myths. Director: Rueben Martell Stars: Madison Walsh. Sera-Lys McArthur, Julian Black

An Interview With the Adventurous Adam Lolacher

 Photo courtesy of Elysse Gilbertson on the set of Medic Ottawa born and a University of Ottawa alumni, Adam Lolacher is an actor with some stories to tell. After giving up his basketball aspirations at a young age due to injury, Lolacher got into acting. Now living in Vancouver, the

Ottawa Writers Festival Previews Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children

 On October 24, the Ottawa Writers Festival hosted the Ottawa Premiere of Toronto-based Indian director Deepa Mehta’s new film, Midnight’s Children at the World Exchange Plaza. So many advance tickets bought that the Festival had to add an extra screening earlier in the afternoon to accommodate the excited viewers. The

Independent Filmmaker Gary Burns Given Retrospective at the Canadian Film Institute

 The Canadian Film Institute presents The Enlightened Screen: Gary Burns, the first installment of an ongoing screening and guest artist series which will profile Canada's leading independent filmmakers. The inaugural event in the series will spotlight acclaimed Calgary indie filmmaker Gary Burns, who burst onto the Canadian film scene in