Toronto actor and producer Winny Clarke stars in Nobody Famous, Sara Rotella’s darkly comic study of professional jealousy during one life-changing weekend when actor friends get together at a cottage. Clarke plays Grace, and she’s working constantly on a British accent much to everyone’s annoyance. In fact, they’re all getting on each other’s nerves and being inappropriate with one another… View Post
Saoirse Ronan outdoes herself in a brilliantly taut, yet delicate performance in difficult material in the 50’s period piece On Chesil Beach. The three-time Oscar nominee displays a high level of artistry as a newlywed in distress opposite Billy Howle as her husband. During the first afternoon of their seaside honeymoon, they attempt to have sex but stop trying when it… View Post
Four of the most admired actresses alive today go all-in together for Book Club. Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen meet for chinwags, gossip et beaucoup de vin under the guise of book discussion in Bill Holdermans middle aged crazy comedy. Fonda’s sex positive character suggests they read Fifty Shades and the others poo poo the idea until… View Post
Anton Chekov’s The Seagull takes us down dark roads, as is typical of the Russian author. Michael Mayer’s slightly skewed version is set in the time it was written – 1896 – but spiked with modern language, indoor and outdoor locations. As much fun as it seems, a weekend party on a country estate complete with theatricals, food, drink and card games,… View Post
British born Theo James plays an American diplomat in Backstabbing for Beginners, a Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Ontario co-production directed by Per Fly and co-starring Ben Kingsley. A young man wants to fulfil his late father’s idealism in international politics by joining the UN. He is readily accepted, maybe too quickly, and is assigned to work for the Under Secretary overseeing the… View Post
Brady Jandreau is the central figure in Chloe Zhao’s multi-award winning feature The Rider about a rodeo rider who suffered a head injury and its aftermath. Zhao won the C.I.C.A.E. Award at Cannes and the film has gone on to tremendous success on the festival circuit. Jandreau plays a fictionalised version of himself, as do his family members and friends… View Post