Jane Jacobs and the Cities By Adam Cook Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is an enthralling new documentary with a classic David Vs. Goliath story at its core. You may be familiar with Jane Jacobs, the civil hero who had a far-reaching influence on city planning and civic consciousness. Her vision of communal and … Continue reading
Cut Through the Stigma: An Interview with Hugh Gibson on The Stairs By Adam Cook Hugh Gibson’s award-winning documentary The Stairs deservedly joins the ranks of Canada’s finest documentaries. A humanist portrait of drug users in a harm reduction program in Regent Park in Toronto, Gibson avoids sensationalist tendencies and focuses on the people, their … Continue reading
Kristen Stewart and the Beyond in Personal Shopper By Adam Cook Kristen Stewart’s transformation from the teenaged face of the Twilight franchise to an award-winning actor of international acclaim may seem like it happened overnight. The truth is that her talent and singular screen presence were there from the outset (take a look at 2009’s … Continue reading
An interview with Linda Ohama about A New Moon Over Tohoku By Adam Cook Linda Ohama’s new documentary, A New Moon Over Tohoku compassionately chronicles the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident that devastated the coastal Japanese region of Tohoku through numerous interviews with survivors. An essential look into one of the most devastating natural … Continue reading
My Life as A Zucchini is an Unusually Bold Children’s Film By Adam Cook My Life as a Zucchini is a children’s movie unlike any other. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards, this French-Swiss stop-motion film will surprise you with its balance between the delicacy of its storybook feel and its … Continue reading
James Baldwin’s Words Come Alive in I Am Not Your Negro By Adam Cook “The story of the negro in America is the story of America”. —James Baldwin The great writer and social critic James Baldwin died just under 30 years ago. And yet, despairingly, it must be said, that his words ring with as … Continue reading
