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PALM SPRINGS

Sometimes there’s a movie for the moment.

Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
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HEARTS BEAT LOUD

We might want to belt the chorus, but more often than not, we hum the bridge

Posted on June 26, 2018September 22, 2019
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I FEEL PRETTY

Is it enough to look in the mirror and see something different – or should the real desire be to look in the mirror and like what we see?

Posted on May 14, 2018September 22, 2019
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THE DISASTER ARTIST

Franco and Wiseau: Failure, fiasco, love, and a lie.

Posted on December 13, 2017September 22, 2019
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THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

Impulse, regret, and the search for solace

Posted on November 19, 2017July 2, 2020
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LADY BIRD

We were idiots, once. Beautiful, beautiful, idiots.

Posted on November 12, 2017September 28, 2019
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

UNICORN STORE plays TIFF 2017

A colourful, joyous, and messy feature debut from director Brie Larson.

Posted on September 12, 2017September 11, 2020
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THE BIG SICK

The path to love is seldom a straight line.

Posted on July 16, 2017September 28, 2019
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T2 TRAINSPOTTING

Choose to remember. Choose to forget. Choose to know when it’s best to do which.

Posted on March 27, 2017September 28, 2019
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20TH CENTURY WOMEN

For the women in our lives; a mixtape to appreciate their influence on our stories.

Posted on January 22, 2017September 28, 2019
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THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN

As a teenager, you can easily feel like a misfit. You won’t be the first to feel that way, and you certainly won’t be the last.

Posted on November 22, 2016September 11, 2020
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THE DRESSMAKER

At the intersection of form, function, fury, and family, one fashionista frames her foes.

Posted on September 29, 2016September 11, 2020

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