An autistic child growing up in the 1940’s and 50’s with a mother who is bitter because Read More »
Tag Archives: Canada
The Moth Diaries (2011) Mary Harron, Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole
A vulnerable student is filled with a sense of foreboding about a mysterious new arrival Read More »
She Woke Up Pregnant (1996) James A. Contner, Michele Greene, William R. Moses, Lynda Carter
A sleazy dentist sexually assaults his patients while they are under heavy sedatives Read More »
Stardom (2000) Denys Arcand, Jessica Paré
A sports photographer in rural Canada sends a picture of a high school athlete Read More »
Dreamspeaker (1976) Claude Jutra, Ian Tracey, George Clutesi, Jacques Hubert
Ian Tracey plays 11-year-old Peter, who is plagued by demons and sent to an institution for setting fires. Read More »
Recommendation for Mercy (1975) Murray Markowitz, Andrew Skidd, Robb Judd, Mike Upmalis
Inspired by true events, a 14 year-old boy is accused of raping and murdering a 13 year-old girl. Read More »
Zelda (1993) Pat O’Connor, Natasha Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rutanya Alda
Famous 1920s modernist US writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his eccentric Flapper socialite wife Zelda Sayre’s Read More »
Seven Deadly Sins (2010) Jeff Renfroe, Dreama Walker, Jared Keeso, Rachel Melvin
A sheriff uncovers dark secrets when the daughter of her lover becomes a murder suspect. Read More »
Top of the Food Chain (1999) John Paizs, Robert Bockstael, Lorry Ayers, Ron Gabriel
An isolated Canadian town (populated by the weirdest group of people this side of Saturn) Read More »
Seven Times Lucky (2004) Gary Yates, Kevin Pollak, Liane Balaban, Jonas Chernick
Christmas on the Canadian prairie: Harlan, a small-time grifter, plans a big con Read More »