New Releases

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  'Between Two Ferns: The Movie' Turns Into a Surprising and Heartfelt Road Trip

  Directed by Scott Aukerman

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2019

  Smartly written and directed with plenty of nods to the Scott Aukerman comedy universe, Between Two Ferns: The Movie is a very funny extend...

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  Brad Pitt's 'Ad Astra' Highlights the Horrors of Complete Isolation

  Directed by James Gray

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2019

  Being the son of a legendary astronaut sure leaves big boots to fill.   In the near future, Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), son of the groundbreak...

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  'Downton Abbey' Gets the Royal Treatment as a Feature Film

  Directed by Michael Engler

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

  Three years on from the end of Downton Abbey, the family and servants of the titular estate have returned to the screen for a feature-lengt...

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  'Hustlers' Is Tons of Fun, But a Little Morally Suspect

  Directed by Lorene Scafaria

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2019

  Beneath the theatrics and humour, there's a lot to think about with Hustlers. Based on Jessica Pressler's 2015 New York Magazine article ab...

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  'IT Chapter Two' Is an Appropriate Conclusion but Lacks Spark

  Directed by Andy Muschietti

  PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2019

  Stephen King's IT is a colossal book, in more ways than one. Over the course of a thousand pages, King tracks the nature of evil, violence,...

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  TIFF Reviews: 'Blow the Man Down' Is a Moody, Muddled Noir Mystery

  Directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2019

  A death in the family takes a darkly comic turn in a Maine fishing village, where a funeral gives way to a murder cover-up for two sisters...

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  'Angelique's Isle' Is More Than Just a Man-versus-Nature Survival Story

  Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Michelle Derosier

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2019

  Inspired by true events, Michelle Derosier and Marie-Hélène Cousineau's Angelique's Isle is a tale of survival and one that highlights Indi...

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  'The Peanut Butter Falcon' Is a Familiar Road Adventure With a Fresh Perspective

  Directed by Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2019

  It would have been easy for The Peanut Butter Falcon to fall prey to all the most egregious inspirational indie film stereotypes, and end u...