Evil Does Not Exist tells the story of an isolated community in Japan banding together to protect its way of life from invasion and commodification. It reflects on not only the power of such existential threats, but the fragility of our defense mechanisms. The film poses plenty of questions about how we interact with nature…
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With Love And A Major Organ
With Love and a Major Organ has sprinklings of magic realism combined with much humour and soul searching.It also has a big, gooey heart. That’s one of the many endearing and enriching things about it. The film paints an alternative world where hearts are objects, but they can still be broken. People suppress emotions and…
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Sing Sing
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men. Prison is a cold, cruel place full of violent men whose daily life revolves around trying not to antagonize the alpha dogs within the prison population or the guards…
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Atikamekw Suns
On June 26, 1977, a vehicle drove into a river outside the Atikamekw community of Manawan in northern Québec. Two Whites survive the accident, but five Atikamekw lose their lives. The police conclude it was an accident, but for the victims' families, many questions remain unanswered. Atikamekw Suns (Soleils Atikamekw) is freely inspired by the…
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Sweetland
Sweetland depicts something known as resettlement. From 1954 to 1975, some 300 isolated communities in Newfoundland were abandoned under government programs that paid people to move to larger population centers. The scarcely populated town of Sweetland is one such community in slow decline. Each islander can receive a generous resettlement package with the sole stipulation…
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Ghostlight
Finding “one’s people” helps us find our place in the world. But there can also be much to love and learn from those whose experiences and interests don’t immediately seem to overlap with our own Ghostlight tells a story of loss and recovery. And while it’s authentic and heartfelt on the surface, it also has…
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Save These Dates for Fall 2024
Click the button below to see our fall film collection and set Reminders Fall 2024 Films We have confirmed the following film dates for Fall of 2024. Mark your calendars! September 18 and 25 October 2, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13, 20 We have secured the larger Auditorium 2 at Cineplex Orchard Park for…
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Solo
Solo, winner of Toronto International Film Festival’s award for best Canadian feature film, is set within Montreal’s vibrant drag queen community. Simon, a rising star, falls in love with the destructive Olivier. At the same time, Simon's mother, a famous opera singer, returns after a fifteen year absence. Finding failure with these two impossible loves,…
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Scrapper
Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film festival, this delightful debut film follows resourcefully smart 12-year old Georgie, (Lola Campbell) who is left all alone after her mother unexpectedly dies. At first, along with her best friend Ali, she successfully tricks those around her into believing that all…
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The Taste of Things
Romance and French gastronomy. Juliette Binoche and her real-life husband Benoit Magimel. The actors and the food shine and simmer in this celebration of all the kinds of love present in a well-run kitchen. Set in a gauzy 1885, the thoughtful direction and skilled cinematography will make you wish you’d made that post-movie restaurant reservation.…
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