"Sally Hawkins delivers an unforgettable performance as Nova Scotian folk artist Maude Lewis in this gently flowing biopic set in the 1930s." - Georgia Straight
Back at the Twin by popular demand! "Maud Lewis is among the most inspiring figures in Canadian art. Afflicted with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, she spent her early life dismissed for what was presumed to be her limited ability.
"Their Finest is one of the smartest, funniest and most surprising movies I've seen in years." - Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
"'Their Finest' is an offbeat romantic comedy about making a film and making love in a Blitz-pounded World War II-era London.
"The film, based on a novel by Lissa Evans, is ably carried by Gemma Arterton ('Gemma Bovery'), with a marvelous supporting cast, and reminds us what an appealing romantic heroine Arterton is.
"An engrossing and accessible celebration of the game's modern origins, enhanced by striking locations and a standout cast, led by Scottish actors Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden." - Hollywood Reporter
Set against the early days of the sport and stunning landscape of Scotland, TOMMY'S HONOUR is based on the intimate and powerfully moving true story of the challenging relationship between "Old" Tom Morris (BAFTA winner Peter Mullan) and "Young" Tommy Morris (Jack Lowden, DUNKIRK, '71, DENIAL), the dynamic father-son team who ushered in the modern game of golf.
"The long-anticipated sequel to buddy-cop comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop reunites Patrick Huard and Colm Feore as odd-couple lawmen; not only is it very good, it's also trés bien." - Toronto Star
"Osti de tabarnak de calice, it’s taken a bloody long time to produce a sequel to Bon Cop Bad Cop. But Patrick Huard and Colm Feore are finally back this summer and, happily, they bring with them a more mature comedy than the original.
"This transcendent new doc takes a broad, expansive view of those travelling the Camino, and it’s got another hook: it’s underscored by music from J.S. Bach’s six suites for solo cello." - NOW
In the footsteps of Walking the Camino, Tristan Cook’s lively portrait of modern pilgrims and fellow travelers winding their way on the Camino de Santiago muses on the psychological and spiritual dividends of a 30-day hike. The landscape is beautiful but brutal, the dorms are packed and the bunks are hard. Some find solace in solitude; others discover kinship and community en route.
Awarded "Best Canadian Film" by the Toronto Film Critics Association. "Filmed over the course of five years, and letting people tell their own stories in their own words, The Stairs is a work with deep compassion for those who've made their way back from the depths of addiction." - NOW
Director in attendance for Q&A & panel discussion. Hugh Gibson's compassionate and profoundly affecting The Stairs takes us inside Toronto's Regent Park Community Health Centre, whose staff of social workers includes both former and current drug users.
“For the past 40 years, in a remote and harshly beautiful corner of northern Manitoba, Brian Ladoon has devoted his life to preserving and breeding an endangered species: the Qimmiq, Canada’s indigenous Eskimo dog.
“Mulholland Drive is as brilliant and disquieting as anything Lynch has ever done. It is psychotically lucid, oppressively strange, but with a powerfully erotic and humanly intimate dimension that Lynch never quite achieved elsewhere. It is a fantasia of illusion and identity; a meditation on the mystery of casting in art as in life: the vital importance of finding the right role.
"If you’re longing for a delicious romantic romp to take your mind off the world going to hell in hand basket, 'Paris Can Wait' is it. A two-day road trip that shimmers with so many enticing temptations you may want to lick the screen." - Rolling Stone
“Eleanor Coppola serves up a sweet little divertissement with Paris Can Wait, a charming travelogue/food-a-thon about two acquaintances on a two-day road trip from Cannes to Paris.
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