Articles by Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Standing with Stones

Michael Bott

PUBLISHED May 22, 2009

When on the topic of ancient stone circles, Stonehenge is the one that inevitably springs to most people's minds. In fact, I would challeng...

Last Chance Harvey

Joel Hopkins

PUBLISHED May 13, 2009

The back of the DVD informs you that Last Chance Harvey is the recipient of the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award. Previous winners incl...

Fear(s) of the Dark

PUBLISHED May 7, 2009

Everyone has one thing that sends shivers of terror down their spine. It lurks in your nightmares and prowls through the dark corners of yo...

In The Moment

Sandra Chwialkowska

PUBLISHED May 7, 2009

High school kids make great documentary subjects; they are melodramatic, painfully awkward and unexpected things just fly out of their mout...

Frost/Nixon

Ron Howard

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2009

Frost/Nixon could easily be re-titled Frost vs. Nixon for this cinematic political boxing match between comedic TV presenter David Frost (M...

Doubt

John Patrick Shanley

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2009

Doubt is a bit of a critic's nightmare, for as Amy Adams accurately puts it in an interview with the cast, "[Doubt] is not about what I [th...

Hunger

Steve McQueen

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2009

Self-declared film buffs love to love films like Hunger, with its long takes that force you to process grim realities and extreme close ups...

Passchendaele

Paul Gross

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2009

Paul Gross's Canadian epic didn't bring the crowds to the theatre, which is a shame. Yes, it's about Canadian soldiers and most of the acto...