Comedy
Peak Everything
Can love prevail when the world is falling apart? Adam is overwhelmed with climate despair until he falls in love with a customer service operator over the phone. Jagging from melancholia to slapstick, this quirky Canadian rom-com shoots for the moon.
Deathstalker
As the Dreadite horde cuts a path of destruction across the land, one man weilds the power to rid the world of their evil — Deathstalker, a ruthless and courageous hero. FX wizard Steven Kostanski conjures a bloody, entertaining hack-and-slash adventure.
John Candy: I Like Me
A Canadian icon who defined a generation of comedy, John Candy’s presence still looms large in the hearts of fans decades after his tragic death. This documentary is a hilarious, heartwarming celebration of Candy’s generous spirit and singular talent.
Nouvelle Vague
Linklater's love letter to Paris, 1959, and the difficult birth of Jean-Luc Godard's first feature, Breathless, channels the auteur's blithe self confidence and an era of all-encompassing cinephilia. It's the next best thing to being there.
Rental Family
In his first lead role since The Whale, Brendan Fraser plays a lonely American actor in Tokyo who lands a gig at a "rental family" agency, offering stand-ins for real world situations. Need a pretend boyfriend or funeral mourner? Brendan's your man.
Dead Lover
A foul-smelling gravedigger’s romance ends in tragedy, spurring her to attempt a resurrection through a madcap series of science experiments. Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie’s film is a zany DIY horror that zaps fresh life into Mary Shelley’s classic.
The Love That Remains
Anna and Magnús have separated, leaving her to raise their three children as he spends long stretches at sea, working as a fisherman. As the seasons pass, their emotions ebb and flow. A richly conceived story with unexpected delight and humour.
Image: © Hlynur Pálmason
Lights in the Dusk
At once both funny and sad, Lights in the Dusk repurposes the cinematic language of film noir and gangster flicks to create a wholly singular proletarian satire of late-stage capitalism. This is Kaurismäki at his most angry and most tender.
An Evening With Marc Maron
An Evening With Marc Maron features a screening of Are We Good?, a candid, funny, and deeply personal portrait of the comedian navigating loss with his signature wit. After the film, Marc takes the stage for a live talk and audience Q&A.
Finch & Midland
Timothy Yeung’s film tells the story of four Hong Kong immigrants living in Scarborough, Ontario. With exceptional performances from its four leads, the film explores the Asian diaspora, social malaise, and the hardships of life under late capitalism.