When a demon takes possession of her, high-school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) turns a hungry eye on guys who never stood a chance with her before. While evil Jennifer satisfies her appetite for human flesh with the school’s male population, her nerdy friend, Needy (Amanda Seyfried), learns what’s happening and vows to put an end […]
A film about the first time you fall in love. Though more soft-spoken and understated than many of its contemporaries, Arthur Barron’s Jeremy is an essential work from what’s often regarded as the greatest decade in American cinema. Now, the “most popular film” at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival has been faithfully restored by Fun […]
Special screening with filmmaker Denys Arcand and producer Roger Frappier in attendance 35th Anniversary of Max Films Daniel is part of a group of struggling actors who are hired to stage a passion play about the life of Jesus. However, when their bold interpretation incites opposition from the Catholic Church, Daniel and his friends find […]
April 15 screening with filmmaker Kevin T. Landry in attendance Accumulant les abus d’un ex-copain pervers narcissique et d’une supérieure condescendante, une jeune mère monoparentale travaillant pour Loto-Gold est envoyée au fin fond de nulle part pour interviewer un étrange ermite. L’intransigeant nouveau millionnaire sera celui qui la poussera finalement à bout de manière spectaculaire. […]
The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, JOYLAND explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider finally lands a job at […]
New 4K Restoration The film that put director Zhang Yimou and star Gong Li on the international cinema map follows beautiful young Ju Dou as she is married off to an egregiously cruel, and also impotent, owner of a dye mill in the Chinese countryside in the early 20th century. When the boss’ nephew arrives […]
ROMANCES D’ÉTÉ CYCLE Hailed as one of the finest films ever made, JULES AND JIM charts, over twenty-five years, the relationship between two friends and the object of their mutual obsession. The legendary François Truffaut directs, and Jeanne Moreau stars as the alluring and willful Catherine, whose enigmatic smile and passionate nature lure Jules (Oskar […]
Special screening with filmmaker Marianna Milhorat in attendance A poetic portrait of contemporary wildlife conservation, JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH reflects on empathy, agency, and the role of hope in the midst of a sixth mass extinc- tion. This debut nonfiction feature examines scientists and citizen scientists who conduct surveys of frogs, which […]
After a year of filming abroad, Manu, a once prominent actor, returns to his hometown. But getting back into the business isn’t as easy as he thought. After several unsuccessful auditions, he’s no longer sure of anything. Against all odds, he lands a job hosting a nighttime call-in radio show. His listeners are mainly newcomers, […]
Jan, a nurse, has rebuilt his life in Greenland with his wife and two children. He has fled an incestuous past, which resurfaces when his dying father starts writing to him. Engulfed in a spiral of torment, Jan becomes a true Kalak, a “dirty Greenlander”. A fragmented tale of a damaged man reproducing cycles of […]