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Post-Weekend News Roundup – May 4
Avengers: Age of Ultron dominates the box office, raking in $187.6 million domestically, thus ruled the newswire during the weekend.
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The Dove Flyer (TJFF Review)
A longer run-time would have better-served this decent drama that uses the historic, real-life exile of 130,000 people as its backdrop.
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Closer to the Moon (TJFF Review)
Solid lead performances and a riveting tale help prevent this historic heist flick from otherwise stealing your time.
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Haven (TJFF 2015)
Political and sexual tensions rise when war forces two couples to cohabit in this uneven Israeli drama.
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The Queen of Silence (Hot Docs Review)
A story about a deaf Roma girl is part heartbreaking documentary, part fanciful musical with results somewhere in between.
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Hot Docs 2015: Double Happiness
This documentary about an Austrian town getting replicated in China has an uneven flow, but enough striking visuals to earn a recommendation.
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Hot Docs 2015: Mavis!
Mavis! is a celebratory documentary about the incredible career of Mavis Staples and the Staple Family Singers.
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Now Streaming: Movies and TV to Watch at Home This Weekend – May 1
Avengers: Age of Ultron is out, but there are plenty of great movies and television shows you can watch this weekend from the comfort of your own home.
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The Party Is Over
Despite occasionally falling back on cliches, this sex comedy has enough originality to constitute a viewing from genre diehards.
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Welcome to Me
A borderline personality disordered lottery winner funds a talk show on access television to laughably live out her own form of self help.
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‘Prescription Thugs’ Director Chris Bell on Making His Film While Struggling With Addiction
Documentarian Chris Bell opens up about putting himself and his family on camera for his documentaries.
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Inside Indie Filmmaking: Film Financing and Legalities
We continue our series on the ins and outs of indie filmmaking by talking film fundraising.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel's superhero mash-up sequel has its moments, but could use a little elbow room.
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3 Still Standing (Hot Docs Review)
Three stand-up veterans survive three decades of comedy highs and lows in this funny but misleading doc.
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