Friday July 24 to Thursday July 30, 2015

“Precocious kids, a dad out of his depth, the overtly funky fabrics of late-'70s furniture and clothing: These are often the stuff of indie nightmares. Yet Maya Forbes's autobiographical directing debut, containing all of the above, avoids these pitfalls, arriving at a comic tale that  is movingly heartfelt and fresh.

“This is a handsome and intelligent adaptation of the writings of Irène Némirovsky – the Russian-born French writer who died in Auschwitz and whose two unpublished novellas emerged in 2004 as one book, ‘Suite Française’.

"Sophia Barthes’ Madame Bovary is a beautiful period adaptation of Gustav Flaubert’s novel that deals with its complicated heroine in a way that is both understanding and honest. The cinematography truly stands out as the star, making this film into a visual delight.

“'I’ll See You in My Dreams' checks all the boxes. It’s smart, funny and lasts an hour and a half.

"The movie is by turns a romance, a chick flick, a coming-of-age film and even a stoner movie. There’s something for everyone, with the possible exception of cretins who don’t appreciate great writing, casting, directing and especially acting.

Canada, a country with a reputation as a “land of immigrants” is starting to run on temporary foreign workers found in all sectors of the economy from agriculture to fast food restaurants to city bus drivers. The End of Immigration?