By Marie-Renee Goulet (****) Directed by Dani Menkin and Yonatan Niro With Amos Nachoum, Adam Ravetch, Howard Rosenstein 74 minutes, USA – Documentary, Adventure & Exploration Banff Mountain Film Festival Ten years in the making, this film explores a man and his quest. Amos Nachoum who is a world-renowned wildlife photographer, having captured some of…
By Marie-Renee Goulet (***) I woke up Saturday feeling like a kid on Christmas morning. Grabbed my phone, and sure enough, the Banff Film Festival email was in and it read: “Good news, it’s release day!” Followed by the button to “start watching now”. Well, don’t mind if I do. The 10-second commute was appreciated. Using…
By Marie-Renee Goulet A true COVID Silver Lining Each year, I have tried to attend the Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival. If you are on a budget, it is not easy. Banff hotel rates tend to jump to high season, and eating out a few times a day adds up quickly. I would…
By Marie-Renee Goulet The province of Quebec has produced many high quality, unique Canadian films and television series in the past decades. One of Quebec industry’s advantages is that the province’s population is a loyal audience and will see pretty much anything that is produced within. Many of the highest grossing films in Canada are…
By Marie-Renée Goulet My favourite movie genre is by far biographical movies. I love history, and I find some people and events fascinating. I love how I can escape to a different time and place, knowing that much attention has been paid to the details of a specific era. Frequently, we see a headline in…
By Marie-Renee Goulet Are there movies that you are unable NOT to watch if you fall upon them while channel surfing? Films that feel like you just stepped into a leg hold trap, and you know you’ll have to sit there and (happily) finish it? I have a list of them. A few movies have…
By Marie-Renee Goulet The movie is based on the true story of Harvard Law graduate Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan). After declining lucrative job offers, he uses a federal grant to open a legal defense office in Alabama with the help of a local activist Eva Ansley (the brilliant Brie Larson). They run in many…
By Marie-Renee Goulet These past few months have been challenging. In light of the most recent protests in support of Black Lives Matter, I’d like to bring attention to Netflix’s Original Documentary 13th, titled after the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Running at only 1h and 40m, it is compelling and concise. You…
By Marie-Renee Goulet **** This film is inspired by the survivors’ testimonies of the tragedy that took place on December 6, 1989. Out of respect for the victims and their families, all the characters are fictional. From all accounts, the events are accurate in their chronology and depictions. The film was shot simultaneously in both…
By Marie-Renee Goulet (***) I always look forward to the worlds Terry Gilliam creates for each of his films. Many actors over the years have said that they sign on to his projects to get the “Terry Gilliam experience.” In The Fisher King, New York City takes on a surreal, dark, sometimes medieval personality. Although…