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Writer-director Susan Skoog's
honest portrayal of a teenage girl in the early 1980s is right on. This bracing and
sometimes unsettling film reflects on an age when repression, disappointment and boredom
culminate in the potential for tragedy or virtue.
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A small film that carries a
huge wallop, this film traces the life of Ray, a drug-dealer and inner city poet facing
prison time. A desperate film with a hopeful heart, Slam is centred by Saul William's
unforgettable performance.
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This film studies the
emotional minefield of a set of family relationships where the hearing-abled daughter of
deaf parents struggles to please her parents and find her voice in the world. An
intelligent, honest and thoroughly captivating film.
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 The creators of Bottle Rocket pull off a stylish, quirky and sometimes dark
comedy featuring the geeky overachiever Max Fischer. Bill Murray is a gift as the defeated
tycoon who can't help but see himself in the adolescent Fischer.
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Jay Billington Bulworth (Warren Beatty) is a US senator who's gone off the deep end.
He's rapping, partying, offending the rich and powerful, and even telling the truth.
Warren Beatty has created an hilarious satire that's right on the mark.
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A deliciously vicious and
intelligent satire on the media who manipulate us, and the audience who encourages it. Jim
Carrey is great as the man caught in the middle and Ed Harris is suitably evil as his
tormentor.
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A young woman comes
home to care for her sick mother, and in the process learns a great deal about both her
parents, in this sad, honest film about love, loss, and learning the truth before it's too
late.
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A provocative and
challenging examination of issues of madness and morality, this is a truth-based
exploration of the lives of four men in a British military mental hospital during the
First World War. An intellectual counterpoint to Saving Private Ryan.
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IMAX, the world's
largest film on the biggest screen, is a perfect fit for this journey up the world's
tallest mountain. This dazzling piece of eye candy has two stories, one heart-warming and
the other heart-rending, which make it unforgettable.
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 The mysterious, erudite and boastful Henry Fool appears from nowhere,
befriends Simon Grim and encourages him to write. Hal Hartley has created a film that's
both deep and filled with surface colour. It's funny and serious at the same time.
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 Tom Hanks and his troop are sent to retrieve a soldier whose three brothers
were killed. A mediocre plot and Hollywood posturing are decimated by powerful World War
Two battle scenes. This brutal, violent film is not for the weak.
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A young
Indian man travels to Phoenix to recover his dead father’s belongings, accompanied by
a man his father saved many years before. Full of humour and pathos, pain and healing with
top-notch writing, acting and direction.
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Ben Stiller hires a private
dick to get the skinny on his high school sweetie, who he last saw during an incident
involving his frank and beans and a pant zipper. Grotesquely hilarious comedy not for the
prudish.
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Bernardo Bertolucci's epic
story of China's last emperor is told through flashbacks covering both the huge political
turmoil and the personal tragedy of a man who was given everything as a child except the
ability to adapt. An impressive film.
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This thoughtful and talky
film explores the loss and loneliness a retired movie director feels when a new
acquaintance reminds him of better days in his youth. Filled with substance, it includes
fine performances by Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave.
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A Western that will
appeal to aficionados and non-fans of the genre alike, this film skilfully blends cowboy
action with a smart and funny script. Kevin Kline and Danny Glover head a strong cast in
this highly enjoyable film.
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 Joe is an unemployed alcoholic Scot who's trying to get his life together.
We cheer for him, knowing there are no easy solutions here, no unbelievable lucky breaks.
A richly rewarding film that's a challenge to watch. Honest and compelling.
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This quirky small film
delivers laughter and tears in an original package. It's about a withdrawn young woman
whose singing skill gets her pushed on stage. A wonderful story, outrageous characters and
memorable surprises might just capture your heart.
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A sweet and hilarious
tale of villagers in Tullymore, Ireland who can collect a $6 million lottery win only if
they enter into a conspiracy to dupe the government. Full of unforgettable characters,
superb performances, wonderful scenery and great music.
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The story of Queen
Elizabeth I's early, tumultuous years on the throne of England is told in this fine
historical drama. Cate Blanchett, in a revelatory performance, convincingly depicts
Elizabeth's Machiavellian machinations and manufactured rebirth as the "Virgin
Queen."
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