On the last day of the year in Hamilton, Ontario, a night watchman at a closed prosthetic limb factory is ordered to escort an elderly woman who claims to be his long-dead mother. As the city slowly empties and everyday routines begin to fracture in quiet, grotesque ways, the two of them wander through a landscape of half-working streetlights, silent bus routes, and strangers who measure distances with human ribs. What starts as a simple errand turns into a prolonged, almost bureaucratic confrontation with the absurd machinery of ordinary life.
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano's signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original's essence.
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.
Tara Thorne’s film is equal parts emotional and comedic, illustrating the beauty and the pain of long term relationships.
Dead Poets Society brilliantly combines defeat and optimism, rejection and love, craziness and daring, fear and freedom.
Despite its simple premise, “imagine being a woman,” the horror behind "Men" feels fueled by a hollow understanding of the insidiousness of misogyny.
