Film Dictionary

A complex and suspenseful Canadian drama with very interesting characters and unexpected plot twists. It falters a bit near the very end, bu...

An intelligent Canadian comedy about an elderly man making two surprising announcements to his daughter. An entirely improvised film, shot w...

A tender film about a May-December (or maybe May-September) lesbian romance.

Very daring comedy of manners about a middle-age couple trying to spice up their sex life.

An excellent film about a son who wants to kill his father. A coproduction between France, Poland, Canada and Turkey, shot in Turkey, with T...

Impressive documentary about two Chinese dissidents in exile in Canada.

A very interesting film set in a cabin deep in the woods. The film uses a very daring narrative strategy that omits certain key elements of ...

Quirky and constantly surprising romantic comedy about a kennel owner who suffers from depression and eco-anxiety. After buying a light ther...

Excellent Canadian film about two attractive housewives and their raging libidos. A clever and unapologetic look at female sexuality.

Superbly directed documentary short about donkeys in a very strange place. Nominated for an Academy Award.

A surprising animated film about credulity and greed.

A wonderful, magnificent film about love, but very different from a typical romantic comedy, although it is that too, but also so much more....

A brilliant satiric film set in Winnipeg. It pays homage to the Iranian cinema while commenting on the linguistic tensions in Canada from an...

A musical adaptation of Michel Tremblay's famous play. The film is available (to buy or rent) on YouTube here .

A very peculiar Canadian black comedy about a revolt of Catholic schoolchildren against their religious teachers, set in a poor Montreal nei...