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The Quiet Girl
Recently nominated for best international feature film at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Set in 1981, “The Quiet Girl” tells the story of Cáit, a young girl who is sent away from her neglectful family to live with “her mother’s people”. Living with a middle-aged couple she has never met, Cáit keeps to herself. With the help and love of her new caretakers, she starts to blossom and grow. But in a house where there are meant to be no secrets she discovers one painful truth.
In addition to winning seven awards at the 18th Irish Film & Television Awards, “The Quiet Girl” broke box office records for the opening weekend of an Irish-language film and became the highest-grossing Irish-language film of all time.
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Women Talking
“A staggering ensemble cast led by Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, and Claire Foy power a surprisingly hopeful story of a religious colony in crisis.” - David Ehrlich, IndieWire
“Sarah Polley adapts Miriam Toews’s novel into a timely political parable with a stellar ensemble cast.” - A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Based on the best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, “Women Talking” follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men.
Directed by Sarah Polley and starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand, the film has been nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
“A chaotic full-tilt multiverse of hot dog hands and flying Pomeranians rooted (just barely) in a superhuman performance by Michelle Yeoh” – Entertainment Weekly
From visionary filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert comes an action-packed sci-fi comedy about an unlikely hero!
Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh), a middle-aged mom struggling to keep her life together, stumbles upon a key to the ‘multiverse’: a web of branching universes in which she can explore all of her untaken life-paths, from glamorous movie star to renowned teppanyaki chef. But with evil forces closing in, Evelyn will need to channel everything she’s got—and all that she might have once been—to save the most important thing in the world: her family.
Featuring explosive martial arts combat, irreverent pop humour, and a big beating heart, "Everything Everywhere All At Once" is larger-than-life adventure, grounded by a winning ensemble cast — an epic and emotional crowd-pleaser unlike anything you’ve seen before.
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Movies For Mommies: 80 for Brady
Inspired by the true story of four life-long best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play. But how will the four women navigate the wild chaos of the biggest sporting event of the year?
With Tom Brady himself producing and an all-star cast of screen legends, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, you’re sure to be sure to be cheering (Patriots fan or not) from start to finish.
**Please note that there is no Fox member/subscriber or other discounted adult pricing for Movies For Mommies screenings. Films are shown with open captions when possible, at a lower volume and with lights half lit.
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I Like Movies
Named to TIFF’s annual year-end Canada’s Top Ten list of 2022.
Written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Chandler Levack, “I Like Movies” is set in the early 2000s in Burlington, Ontario. Hyper-ambitious teenage cinephile Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) dreams of attending film school at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In order to raise the hefty tuition fee, he gets his dream job at the local video store, Sequels. Wracked with anxiety about his future, Lawrence begins alienating the most important people in his life, all while developing a complicated friendship with his older female manager. As graduation looms ever closer, a series of painful realizations force Lawrence to realize that he is a pretentious snob.
Chandler Levack, who herself grew up in Burlington, crafts a touching and empathetic look at what it’s like to use your obsession as a way to distance yourself from the sometimes harmful, reality of life and others around you.
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The Whale
In his first film in five years, Director Darren Aronofsky bucks expectations again with a chamber piece about an English teacher, Charlie (Brendan Fraser, still recognizable under layers of latex), who appears to be on the verge of eating himself to death. The term “morbidly obese” is rightfully considered problematic, but in Charlie’s case it may apply: his eating is a kind of death wish, a semi-conscious bid to be reunited with his dead, gay lover. Before that happens, he reaches out to the teenage daughter he hasn’t seen in ten years.
Adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, "The Whale" confronts prejudice in all shapes and sizes. It’s a gripping, compassionate drama which keeps us hooked without leaving the confines of Charlie’s apartment. Along with what is probably Fraser’s career-best performance, there’s sterling work here from Hong Chau (“Downsizing”) as his friend and de facto nurse, Samantha Morton as his ex-wife, and Sadie Sink as his rebellious daughter, Ellie.
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Broker
“Every baby deserves to be loved and taken care of, but so does every adult. Broker does an impressive job of articulating how these two truths are inextricably intertwined.” - Kayti Burt, Paste
Hirokazu Koreda’s (Shoplifters) latest feature follows two brokers, played by Song Kang-ho (Parasite) and Gang Dong-won (Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula), who sell orphaned infants to affluent couples looking to circumvent the bureaucracy of legal adoption. When one of the infant’s mothers decides to join the pair, they will have to embark on a journey together to find the right couple, all while forming their own family.
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The Lost King
In the archaeological find of a century, the remains of King Richard III — presumed scattered over 500 years ago — were discovered under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012. The search was spearheaded by amateur historian Philippa Langley, whose passion and unrelenting research were met with skepticism by the academic establishment.
Directed by two-time Oscar nominee Stephen Frears (“The Queen”, “A Very English Scandal”) and starring two-time Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”, “Spencer”) and Steve Coogan, “The Lost King” is the inspiring true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and took on Britain’s most eminent historians, forcing them to rethink the legacy of one of the most controversial rulers in English history.
A tale of discovery, obsession, and stolen glory (both then and now), “The Lost King” is a magical adventure illuminated by one woman’s awakened sense of purpose.
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Magic Mike's Last Dance
“The final installment of the Channing Tatum-starring trilogy has eroticism in spades, thrilling dance numbers, and a brilliant farewell storyline. (Yes, the plot matters!)” -Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
Magic Mike (Channing Tatum) is back on stage!
Following a business deal that went bust, Mike is broke and taking bartender gigs to get by in Florida. When a wealthy socialite (Salma Hayek) lures him with an offer he can’t refuse — and an agenda all her own, — he heads back to the stage for what he hopes will be one last hurrah.
With everything on the line, will he — and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape — be able to pull it off?
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Double Vision: Robocop
Double your Vision, Double your fun!
Do you like genre films? What about genre films that have a thematic connection, thoughtfully paired for your viewing pleasure? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, our new series, Double Vision, is for you!
This month: bonkers brain transplants! We'll start the night with a film that asks the question: are robot cops better than human cops?
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Followed by: Tammy and the T-Rex (see schedule)
See one or see them both, either way you can't go wrong!
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Double Vision: Tammy and the T-Rex
Double your Vision, Double your fun!
Do you like genre films? What about genre films that have a thematic connection, thoughtfully paired for your viewing pleasure? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, our new series, Double Vision, is for you!
This month: bonkers brain transplants! We'll finish off the night with a film that explores the ups and downs of dating a dinosaur.
A tale of true love and sci-fi madness as old as time absurdly unfurls in your new, soon to be all-time-favourite movie! An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael (Paul Walker), a murdered high school student, into a robotic T-Rex, who swiftly escapes and goes on a wild mission to violently kill off his high school tormentors and reunite with his sweetheart, Tammy (Denise Richards). It all plays out like a classic teen rom com—until the decapitations and head crushings begin.
Preceded by: Robocop (see schedule)
See one or see them both, either way you can't go wrong!
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Enys Men
“Where Bait was immediate and acerbic in its politics, Enys Men is lyrical and sublime, enigmatic and haunting. Though it is arguably no less political in its assertion of the dominance of landscape and time over human interlopers. Meanwhile, it’s now two for two for Mark Jenkin, who – if not already – is fast becoming the UK’s most vital filmmaker.” - Christopher Machell, CineVue
Shot on 16mm, “Enys Men” is a mind-bending Cornish folk horror set in 1973 that unfolds on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast. A wildlife volunteer’s daily observations of a rare flower take a dark turn into the strange and metaphysical, forcing both her and viewers to question what is real and what is nightmare.
The film is Mark Jenkin's highly anticipated follow-up to the BAFTA-winning “Bait”.
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Klassic Kidz: Follow That Bird
It’s big adventure! It’s big laughs! It’s Big Bird on the big screen!
Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) loves spending his days on Sesame Street with all of his different friends. However, social worker Miss Finch feels that Big Bird should live in an environment with only birds like himself.
When she sends him to live with a family of dodos in Illinois, Big Bird cannot help but think of his friends back home. Deciding Sesame Street is the place for him, Big Bird begins a journey back to where he truly belongs. This first big screen adventure from Sesame Street features John Candy, Waylon Jennings, Sandra Bernhard, and of course, Oscar The Grouch, Grover, Burt, Ernie and more!
This locally-shot kids' classic is a perfect afternoon at the movies for the whole family!
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Assault on Precinct 13: 4k Remaster
A brand new 4K restoration of John Carpenter's explosive triumph.
Written, directed, scored and edited by John Carpenter two years prior to “Halloween”, “Assault on Precinct 13” combines the template of “Night of the Living Dead” with the spirit of “Rio Bravo” to forge a movie like no other. The story follows a group of police officers (including the mighty Austin Stoker) and convicts as they join forces inside a soon-to-be-closed L.A. police station. The reason? They must defend themselves against Street Thunder, a vicious gang who have taken a blood oath to kill someone trapped inside the precinct.
Combining gritty action with arthouse style, “Assault on Precinct 13” features powerful Cinemascope compositions, a pulsing synth score and an immersive mood that only Carpenter can deliver.
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS SEEING THIS ON THE BIG SCREEN!!
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Toronto Film Week Night 1
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
Night One features 7 films:
1. Vegetative (France) by Hannah Papacek Harper
2. I Never Had Dreams of My Son (Ukraine) by Jason Blevins
3. 3 Seconds In, 6 Seconds Out (Canada) by Christopher Beaulieu
4. Iron Butterflies (U.K.) by Louise Salter
5. Dad Jokes (USA) by Robert Gordon
6. Us (Portugal) by Nelson Fernandes
7. Neighbour (Georgia) by David Borchkhadze
Tickets for this event are free!
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Toronto Film Week Night 2
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
Night Two features 6 films:
1. Three Pride Flags (USA) by Tom Bessoir
2. Forget Me Not (Italy) by Giuseppe Petruzzellis, Fabio Marin
3. I Had A Strange Dream Last Night (USA) by Mira Haley Steuer
4. The Shell (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Marko Loncarevic
5. How to Drive (Canada) by Joshua Stewart
6. Easy Tiger (Belgium) by Karel Tuytschaever
Tickets for this event are free!
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Toronto Film Week Night 3
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
Night Three features 5 films:
1. To Do (UK) by Saul Pankhurst
2. Catatonia (Canada) by Laurent Déry-Lauzier
3. The Pleasure in Pain (UK) by Curtis Blair
4. Ballad of a Breakup (USA) by Lauren Loesberg
5. Third Body (Israel) by Zohar Melinek Ezra, Roey Victoria Heifetz
Tickets for this event are free!
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Toronto Film Week Night 4
The Toronto Film Week is an annual week-long event showcasing independent films with an edge. The event was created by independent filmmakers, for independent filmmakers, with the sole purpose to showcase and screen new and upcoming talent.
Running in association with the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (screens in Fall), the Toronto Film Week (screens in Spring) focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
Night Four features 5 films:
1. XEON (Canada) by Riley Kojima
2. RIP 9-5 (USA) by Ben Alderman
3. Mappatura. AKA: the city as a musealized taxonomy of human dissapointments (Italy) by Niccolò Buttigliero Jr
4. Saline (Canada) by Anne-Marie Bouchard
5. Silent Beauty (USA) by Jasmin Mara López
Tickets for this event are free!
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Looney Tunes Cartoon Party
Grab a kid/kid-at-heart or nine and get ready for more wacky antics than you can shake a carrot at!
We've assembled a truly tremendous greatest hits collection of some of your favourite classic Warner Brothers Looney Tunes starring animated A-listers like Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester & Tweety and of course, Bugs Bunny!
Watch them all unleash their particular brand of mayhem on the big screen while eating an irresponsible amount of popcorn and transporting yourself back in time for a fun-filled 90 minutes that will have you saying, “THUFFERIN’ THUCCOTASH! That was a great afternoon at the Fox!"
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