Together 99 - TIFF23 -  12/14

This Swedish/Danish collaboration revisits the commune of “Together” in 1999, 25 years after its establishment. Göran and Klasse are the only two remaining residents of the community, and Klasse decides to organize a reunion of the former members under the guise of celebrating Göran’s birthday. 

The film takes place over a very long evening in the original location where they all lived together and where the two men remain, trapped literally and figuratively in…

The Grab - TIFF2022 - 2/26

Let it be known in advance I have a food scarcity issue. It stems from my childhood and not being sure if there would be food available when I came home from school. So this extraordinary documentary by acclaimed whistleblowing filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite was very personal and emotional for me. 

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll recall the newsworthy oil crisis, created by OPEC, The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, whereby a…

Portrait of A Lady on Fire - 2/26

One need not be an artist, though it will help to be an art aficionado, in order to fully enjoy this stunningly exquisite film by the brilliant French director Céline Sciamma. I could rhapsodize endlessly about the magnificence of this cinematographic feat about unrequited love. 

Set on an isolated island in Brittany in the late 1700s, a female artist is hired to clandestinely paint a wedding portrait of a sheltered, defiant, naive…