There’s a mystifying, incredible story here that shows the life, trials and tribulations felt by Johnny Cash’s first wife, Vivian Liberto. When they were just young kids, Cash and Vivian met in 1951 and found themselves deeply, madly in love. Cash was an Air Force Cadet, and the two kept of constant correspondence. They married…

When Girl (Bella Thorne) heads to a small town to kill her abusive, vicious father who has not seen for years, she stumbles upon a conspiracy far bigger than she could have imagined. She has cared for her ailing mother most of her life, and when mom is threatened by the absentee dad, Girl takes…

Quite frankly, The Walrus and the Whistleblower made me absolutely sob. It was so difficult — so traumatizing — that it took me an hour to recover post-viewing. This story of an ex-trainer at MarineLand who begins fighting for the animals’ rights at the theme park see Niagara Falls man Phil Demers trying to gain…

In 2003, The Corporation pulled back the curtain on all the ways in which companies are hurting the general public. It was a landmark documentary, and it forever changed the way we would view corporations and the brands we look up to. Now, with this sequel 17 years later, we check back in, and the…

If seeing dogs in destitute conditions is going to really upset you, maybe Stray isn’t the film for you. It’s a wonderful film, but director Elizabeth Lo’s explorations into the life and worlds of stray dogs in Instanbul can be really difficult. We manage to see the world and populations through the eyes of stray…

No documentary made me hurt and feel as twisted up as Cured this year at FIN Stream. As a 29-year-old gay man, I sometimes take for granted my life. I forget all the riots, pushing, petitions and heartaches that led me to be able to live out and freely. I had blocked from memory that…

There are more serious documentaries in FIN Stream this year, and many that are more fun also. But There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace captured my attention from the opening frame, and didn’t let go. This meditation on the transformation and gentrification of the Toronto city block that contained bargain store Honest Ed’s is…

Actor Riz Ahmed has had a young career of incredible choices. From star-making turns in Nightcrawler and The Sisters Brothers to an Emmy-winning performance as a man charged with murder in HBO mini-series The Night Of, he’s been on my radar for a while. Despite some throwaway performances in blockbuster franchises like Star Wars and…

Not in a long time has a movie about dying been so beautiful, funny and honest. I think about big-budget films on the topic with major Hollywood stars like My Sister’s Keeper, A Walk To Remember and Life As A House, the latter being a major go-to for me. And yet, with William D. MacGillivray’s…

For anyone who wondered what an off-kilter, slightly insane Aaron Eckhart might have looked like as Two-Face in The Dark Knight sequel, here’s a glimpse. Oddly enough. 2008’s Harvey Dent is paired with classic Batman Forever’s Two Face (Tommy Lee Jones) in this batshit, wild, stark raving mad film Wander. Director April Mullen — who…