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Women Talking Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Hear/Say Productions United Artists Releasing, Universal Pictures Description Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Release date December 2, 2022 Directed by Sarah Polley Screenplay by Sarah Polley Based on Women Talking by Miriam Toews Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand Starring Rooney Mara as Ona Friesen Claire Foy as Salome Friesen Jessie Buckley as Mariche Loewen Ben Whishaw as August Epp Frances McDormand as Scarface Janz Judith Ivey as Agata Sheila McCarthy as Greta Michelle McLeod as Mejal Emily Mitchell as Miep Friesen Liv McNeil as Nietje Kate Hallett as Autje August Winter as Nettie/Melvin Kira Guloien as Anna Shayla Brown as Helena Cinematography Luc Montpellier Edited by Roslyn Kalloo Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir Writer/Director Sarah Polley discusses 'Women Ta...

I Like Movies VHS Forever Mongrel Media Release date September 9, 2022 (TIFF) SYNOPSIS Toronto writer/director Chandler Levack makes her feature film debut with I Like Movies, a dramedy based on her experience working at a Blockbuster Video in the early 2000s.  Socially inept, Lawrence (Isaiah Lehtinen) is a 17-year-old cinephile who gets a job at the Sequels video store in Burlington, Ontario.  Anxious about his future (and desire to attend NYU’s Tisch School of Arts), Lawrence begins alienating the most important people in his life – his best friend (Percy Hynes White) and his single mother (Krista Bridges) – all the while developing a complicated friendship with his older female manager (Romina D’Ugo).  Sequels is furnished with props from a real Blockbuster, while the store’s branded colour scheme of red and teal reoccurs throughout the film.  The film is rife with references to Canada (Carleton, Cronenberg) and cinema (mentioned in almost every sentence that L...

Empire of Light Neal Street Productions Searchlight Pictures Release date December 9, 2022 Directed by Sam Mendes Written by Sam Mendes Produced by Pippa Harris and Sam Mendes Starring Olivia Colman as Hilary Small Micheal Ward as Stephen Colin Firth as Mr. Ellis Toby Jones as Norman Tom Brooke as Neil Tanya Moodie as Delia Hannah Onslow as Janine Crystal Clarke as Ruby Monica Dolan as Rosemary Bates Sara Stewart as Brenda Ron Cook as Mr. Cooper Justin Edwards as Jim Booth Cinematography Roger Deakins Edited by Lee Smith Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Sam Mendes discusses EMPIRE OF LIGHT  For most people, their most formative period is their teenage years. For me, that was the late ’70s and early ’80s: the music, the movies, the pop culture of that period generally formed who I was. It was a period of great political upheaval in the U.K., with a great deal of very incendiary racial politics – but at the same time, an amazing period for music and for culture ...

Goodnight Mommy Amazon Studios Release date September 16, 2022 Director Matt Sobel Screenplay by Kyle Warren Based on the film  "Goodnight Mommy" by Severin Fiala Starring Naomi Watts as Mother Cameron Crovetti as Elias Nicholas Crovetti as Lucas Peter Hermann as Father Crystal Lucas-Perry as Sandy Jeremy Bobb as Gary Cinematography by  Alexander Dynan Film Editing by  Maya Maffioli and Michael Taylor Music by  Alex Weston View this post on Instagram A post shared by whatonwhatsgood - jovintardif (@whatonwhatsgood) View this post on Instagram A post shared by whatonwhatsgood - jovintardif (@whatonwhatsgood) @jovintardif #GoodnightMommy #NaomiWatts #CameronCrovetti #NicholasCrovetti #PeterHermann #MattSobel #primevideo #amazonstudios ♬ original sound - Jovin Tardif

Devil in Ohio 1001 Pictures, Haven Netflix Release date  September 2, 2022 No. of episodes 8 Genre Suspense thriller #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif | What On What's Good) Dr. Suzanne Mathis (Emily Deschanel) decides to bring Mae (Madeleine Arthur), into her home with her lovely family that includes her husband Peter Mathis (Sam Jaeger) and daughters Jules (Xaria Dotson), Helen (Alisha Newton) and Dani (Naomi Tan).      Suzanne wanted to help her out even though she knows very little about her past.  One thing is for sure, Mae has a pentagon carved on her back.   Was she tortured by her family? As the story unfolds, we start learning about her past including where she is from (Amon County) and some more information about her family.   Mae starts to get more and more comfortable with Suzanne’s perfect family.  Is Mae really a troubled young girl? What will we learn about her personality?   I must say, th...

The Greatest Beer Run Ever Apple Original Films, Skydance Media, Living Films Apple TV+ Release dates September 13, 2022 (TIFF) September 30, 2022 Directed by Peter Farrelly Screenplay by Peter Farrelly, Brian Currie and Pete Jones Based on The Greatest Beer Run Ever by Joanna Molloy and John "Chickie" Donohue Produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Andrew Muscato and Jake Myers Starring Zac Efron as John "Chickie" Donohue Russell Crowe as Arthur Coates Bill Murray as The Colonel Jake Picking as Rick Duggan Will Ropp as Kevin McLoone Archie Renaux as Tommy Collins Kyle Allen as Bobby Pappas Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Christine Matt Cook as Lt. Habershaw Omari K. Chancellor as Erickson Will Hochman as Tommy Minogue Goya Robles as Almeida Kevin K. Tran as Hieu 'Oklahoma' Cinematography Sean Porter Edited by Patrick J. Don Vito Music by Dave Palmer View this post on Instagram A post shared by whatonwhatsgood...

Sidney Network Entertainment, Harpo Apple TV+ Release dates September 10, 2022 (TIFF) September 23, 2022 Directed by Reginald Hudlin Written by Jesse James Miller Produced by Oprah Winfrey and Derik Murray Starring Sidney Poitier Cinematography Matthew Chavez Edited by Tony Kent Music by Marcus Miller Brian Gersh - Executive Producer I want my kids to see this movie and understand what it means to really be a son.  What it really means to be a father, It's extraordinary. Catherine Cyr - Executive Producer What I learned about Sidney was that he was willing to make sacrifices, that most people would find unconscionable whether that was money or security or ways to make his career boom. He would sacrifice all of that by sticking to what he knew was right. Cher He was very shy. I must not be the first person to tell you that.  We got him to come to some barbecues.  I have a couple of stories, but I'm going to put them in my book. Dennis Haysbert I knew ver...