A young woman dealing with personal traumas tries to survive an alien invasion in No One Will Save You. Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) is a young woman living a withdrawn existence in her childhood home. Brynn wakes up one night to discover something has entered her house. She is shocked to discover that this is the […]
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The life and career of Ernie “Mr. Dressup” Combs are revisited in Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe. Born in Maine, Ernie Combs moved to Toronto in 1962 to work with Fred Rogers on the original CBC version of MisteRogers. After Rogers returned to the United States, CBC built a new show around Ernie Combs,
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A seductive vampire stalks victims in a carnival in Parasite Lady. Miranda (Arrielle Edwards) is a vampire who awakens daily in a seedy nearby and seeks out victims from a nearby carnival. However, Miranda encounters Catherine (Ali Chappell), whom she desires to be more than just a victim. However, this goes against the wishes of
The rise and fall of the 1990s “Crash TV” series is told in The American Gladiators Documentary. One of the earliest reality TV series, The American Gladiators, was a part sport, part game show, pitting amateur athletes against the titular gladiators. The show began in 1989 as the brainchild of former Elvis impersonator Johnny C.
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The rise of NBA star Stephen Curry is told in Stephen Curry: Underrated. In November 2021, Stephen Curry, point guard of the Golden State Warriors, beat the record previously held by Ray Allen for the most 3-pointers made in NBA history. However, Curry had to fight for his position, as he spent his entire career
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A London couple moves to a rural Irish village and learns that malevolent goblins occupy the woods behind their garden in Unwelcome. After surviving an attack by thugs in their London apartment, pregnant Maya (Hannah John-Kamen) and her husband Jamie (Douglas Booth) move to a rural Irish village, where Jamie has inherited the house of
Michael J. Fox reminisces about his career and the struggles of three decades of having Parkinson’s in Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Burnaby, British Columbia, Michael J. Fox developed the acting bug at a young age, getting cast in his first role in the 1978 CBC sitcom
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Broken Lizard presents a tale from medieval France with Quasi. Quasi (Steve Lemme) is a lonely hunchback who works in the torture chamber of King Guy (Jay Chandrasekhar) with his best friend Duchamp (Kevin Heffernan), where they stretch aspiring chef Michel (Erik Stolhanske) on the torture rack. Ahead of Pope Cornelius’ (Paul Soter) visit, Quasi
A neurotic woman becomes obsessed with a traffic citation she receives in Retrograde. While helping her new roommate Gabrielle (Sofia Banzhaf), move into the house she shares with Rose (Bessie Cheng), Molly (Molly Reisman) ends up being pulled over and receiving a traffic ticket. Molly believes that the ticket was given to her in error,
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The contrast between teenage girls’ real and online lives is explored in Bloom. In the modern age, teenagers often find it easier to communicate with people online than in person. Three groups of teenage girls are followed as their lives on and offline are contested. Bloom Synopsis Bloom is a social-media-focused documentary directed by Fanie
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