Critic Andrew Wyatt spotlights another recommendation from this year's SLIFF lineup: Ali Abbasi's Iran-set true-crime drama Holy Spider. Screening this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Plaza Frontenac Cinema.
"Notwithstanding its grim subject, Holy Spider mostly eschews true-crime orthodoxy thanks to Abbasi’s moody, jittery direction and Amir-Ebrahimi’s marvelous, finely tuned performance."
Critic Kayla McCulloch spotlights another recommendation from this year's SLIFF lineup: Of Medicine and Miracles, Ross Kauffman's documentary on oncologist Dr. Carl June and his lifelong search for a cancer cure. Screening this Thursday at 12:05 p.m. at the Plaza Frontenac Cinema.
Critic Kayla McCulloch spotlights another recommendation from this year's SLIFF lineup: Corsage, Marie Kreutzer's unconventional biopic of the 19th-c. Austrian Empress Elisabeth. The film screens tonight at 7:15 p.m. at the Plaza Frontenac Cinema.