Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

The next movie you are waiting to love, Hearts Beat Loud is a wonderful, endearing, honest look at love, trust, and finding your inner voice.

Michael WardJune 16, 2018Yes You Should!!!, 2018, SIFF 2018, Ted Danson, Toni Collette, Drama, Nick Offerman, Blythe Danner, Hearts Beat Loud, Kiersey Clemons, Sasha Lane

First Reformed (2018)

Controversial and polarizing First Reformed finds Ethan Hawke giving perhaps the finest performance of his career.

Michael WardJune 16, 20182018, Drama, First Reformed, Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles, Victoria Hill, Michael Gaston, Philip Ettinger, Bill Hoag, Kristin Villaneuva, Paul Schrader

The Rider (2018)

Introspective, observant, and retaining a sense of realism, The Rider tells the story of a 20-year-old cowboy in the Midwest, adjusting to life after a serious head injury ends his dreams of becoming a rodeo star.

Michael WardJune 16, 2018Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott, Cat Clifford, The Rider, 2018, Drama, Chloe Zhao

Mountain (2018)

Jennifer Peedom’s breathtaking documentary Mountain should be seen on the widest screen possible.

Michael WardJune 16, 20182018, SIFF 2018, Documentary, Willem Dafoe, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Mountain, Jennifer Peedom

Queerama (2018)

Daisy Asquith’s stylish documentary Queerama looks at the depiction of the LGBT community in British film and television over the past 100 years.

Michael WardJune 16, 20182018, Queerama, Documentary, Daisy Asquith, John Grant, Alison Goldfrapp

American Animals (2018)

Bart Layton’s American Animals is a curious blend of documentary and suspense/thriller genre filmmaking, detailing a failed heist of rare art prints that still sticks with the perpetrators to this very day.

Michael WardJune 8, 2018Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Udo Kier, Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, 2018, Suspense/Thriller, Bart Layton, American Animals

Hereditary (2018)

Creepy, unsettling, and a movie you will talking about for a good, long time, Hereditary is powered by a tremendous performance from Toni Collette.

Michael WardJune 8, 2018Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, 2018, Horror, Ari Aster

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Better than its predecessor, but also more of everything we saw in the first film, Deadpool 2 is a manic, violent, but somewhat emotional superhero film that gives us something to look forward to.

Revenge (2018)

Coralie Fargeat’s shocking debut film Revenge is a jaw-dropping, excessively violent retribution tale which leaves you cringing and cheering in equal measure.

Michael WardMay 19, 2018Miranda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède, SIFF 2018, 2018, Horror, Suspense/Thriller, Coralie Fargeat

Half-Life In Fukushima (2018)

Half-Life in Fukushima is a sparse, intriguing look at a man who returned to the Red Zone to resume his life after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

Michael WardMay 4, 2018Documentary, Half-Life In Fukushima, 2016, Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi, Naoto Matsumara

RBG (2018)

An engaging and, at times, intriguing documentary about the unlikely celebrity on the Supreme Court - 85-year-old justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Michael WardMay 3, 20182018, Documentary, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jane Ginsburg, James Ginsburg, Clara Spera, Gloria Steinem, Bill Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Nina Totenberg, Sharron Frontiero, Lilly Ledbetter, Betsy West, Julie Cohen

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

The moment Marvel fans have been waiting to have for a decade.

Ghost Stories (2018)

Suspense horror anthology Ghost Stories is a lot of fun, a throwback to classic horror of the past, with a modern twist on the more jump-scare horror we have grown accustomed to.

Michael WardApril 27, 20182018, Horror, Ghost Stories, Suspense/Thriller, Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther, Paul Warren, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nicholas Burns, Jake Davies, Jeremy Dyson

Where Is Kyra? (2018)

Michelle Pfeiffer gives a stellar performance in Where Is Kyra?, the story of a woman struggling to get her life on track following the death of her mother.

Michael WardApril 27, 20182018, Drama, Where Is Kyra, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland, Suzanne Shepherd, Sam Robards, Andrew Dosumnu, Darci Picoult

Zama (2018)

Lucrecia Martel’s Zama is an Argentinian import that tells us the strange and clever story of a magistrate, mentally unraveling in 18th century Paraguay.

Michael WardApril 27, 20182018, Zama, Argentina, Foreign, Drama, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Nahuel Cano, Lucrecia Martel, Antonio Di Benedetto

The Judge (2018)

Erika Cohn’s documentary The Judge introduces us to Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first-ever female judicial appointment in Palestine’s Shari’a law court system.

Michael WardApril 27, 20182018, Documentary, The Judge, Kholoud Al-Faqih, Sheikh Tayseer Al-Tamini, Husam Al-Deen Afanah, Erika Cohn

I Feel Pretty (2018)

Amy Schumer tries, Michelle Williams steals the show, but I Feel Pretty never has the courage to make a proper statement on the issues and concerns it raises about the expectations placed upon women in society.

Michael WardApril 20, 2018Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Aidy Bryant, Busy Philipps, Tom Hopper, Lauren Hutton, Adrian Martinez, Emily Ratajkowski, Sasheer Zamata, Angela Davis, Naomi Campbell, Dave Attell, 2018, Comedy, I Feel Pretty, Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein

You Were Never Really Here (2018)

Joaquin Phoenix delivers a stunning performance in Lynne Ramsay's gritty and unforgiving You Were Never Really Here.

Michael WardApril 20, 2018Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, Alessandro Nivola, Judith Roberts, John Dolan, Frank Pando, Dante Periera-Olson, You Were Never Really Here, 2018, Drama, Lynne Ramsay, Jonathan Ames

Andre the Giant (2018)

Jason Hehir's André the Giant leaves a lot uncovered, but finds a way to break through the myth and present the reality of the larger-than-life wrestling superstar.

Borg vs McEnroe (2018)

Offering great insight into the build to the greatest tennis match of all time, Borg vs McEnroe is a riveting, well-acted, masterfully edited winner.

Michael WardApril 13, 20182018, Borg Vs McEnroe, Drama, Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Scott Arthur, Leo Borg, Marcus Mossman, Jackson Gann, Ian Blackman, Janus Metz, Ronnie Sandahl

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