This actually was incredibly exciting! We’re a huge fan of Matty’s Patty’s out near Trinity Bellwoods Park, so it brought us great joy to cross paths with Canadian Celebrity Chef Matty Matheson. We actually have visited his shop a few times hoping he’d be there and eventually we got our wish, spotting him in Yorkville grabbing Chinese food. He was amazingly-nice to stop for a quick snap before going to what looked like a meeting of sorts at the restaurant.

The former Executive Chef of hotspot Parts & Labour has built a devout following with his scrumptious creations, cookbooks and appearances on TV Series like VICE‘s Munchies on which his outgoing personality and unique image have won fans over internationally.

More proof of our love for Matty! beanie also is a fan of his patties!

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/VICE)

By Justin Waldman & Amanda Gilmore

Fantasia Festival 2021 officially kicks-off on Thursday August 5, 2021 through Wednesday, August 25, 2021, now in its 25th year, with an incredible line up of films and features!

Our Team’s Justin Waldman and Amanda Gilmore had an opportunity to preview some of the amazing films to premiere at the Montreal-based Festival, celebrating genre Film! See some of their recommendations. Throughout the Festival, we will be sharing their reviews on what to see as well. Be sure to check back! Note, most films are available virtually through the duration of the Festival unless otherwise stated.

JUSTIN WALDMAN (@DUBSREVIEWS)

Fantasia 20201 comes at us with some of the craziest, most outrageous movies I’ve seen this year! These movies range from Supernatural Thrillers to Puppet Zombie masterpieces of truly epic proportions and outlandish house parties gone wrong and zombie madness. There are definitely some movies that deserve a memorable shoutout like Sion Sono’s new film, Prisoners of the Ghostland starring the incomparable Nicolas Cage, Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break which won over audiences at SXSW, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, a Documentary on Horror films. There is so much to see at Fantasia 2021 and here are five of the movies that I’ve seen thus far that have been some of the best! More to come!

BRAIN FREEZE

Zombie Comedy-Horror films, few and far between get the movie and genre bending films right. Brain Freeze absolutely hits the nail on the head, it is a genuinely brilliant Zombie film with an interesting way explaining the spread of the disease, with fantastic gore and zombie action. There is so much fun that audiences will be smiling ear to ear, with their jaws falling off from laughter and pure joy from the zombies.

A small rich gated community wants to make sure their golf course stays green longer and uses a new fertilizer, however that fertilizer unfortunately is infected with a mutated gene that manages to turn people into Zombies. Everyone has been infected, the government doesn’t want the spread to get any further out of hand, and one lonely child Andre (Iani Bedard) must find his way out of the community, after all exits have been cut off or bombed. It’s a fight for survival, that is a bloody good time.

Brain Freeze is for fans of the Zombie genre, filled with blood, guts, and tons of laughter. This zombie comedy will entertain audiences. The cast encapsules the embodiment of zombies without landing on usual tropes, while providing some scares and silliness at the same time. Brain Freeze is not to be missed at Fantasia!

FRANK AND ZED

Frank and Zed, there is so much to say about this insanely bonkers film that one cannot simply describe! One must absolutely gush about the ingenuity and sheer joy that is brought by six years of labour into this masterful puppetry of brilliance that is Frank and Zed. Jesse Blanchard, dedicated six years of his life to make this wonderful insane masterpiece of blood, guts, and puppets. Frank and Zed is such a delight, it must be consumed to truly be believed.

Frank and Zed are two re-animated corpses who are dependent on each other to survive, one being a Frankenstein-esque monster and one being a Zombie, the two appear to be great friends and truly inseparable. Everything is fine in their lives, until one of the villagers discovers that they are living on the outskirts of the city and threatens their way of life. The reason the villagers are so terrified of them is because of an old prophecy: the orgy of blood! Everything about Frank and Zed is truly spectacular and cannot be missed. It will leave you in stitches!

Jesse Blanchard is truly someone to watch out for moving forward, his ability to tell and direct a story is simply sublime. Frank and Zed is some of the most fun, most gory, most insane feature I’ve seen all year. There is something so delightful and bloody fun about Frank and Zed that needs to be seen to be believed!

OFFICE ROYALE

Office Royale is part-Scott Pilgrim, part-Battle Royale and part Tarantino if that does not get audiences excited, then there is something wrong. The Movie focuses on different Office Lady’s who are all part of different cliques who battle for office supremacy. In this wild ride, audiences get to see some masterful fights that are pure entertainment and filled with some excellent choreography and blood.

Naoko Tanaka (Mei Nagano) is one of the very few office lady’s who decides to sit outside of the cliques and just go about her day, not affiliating herself with any of the cliques and fights that we can notice. This changes when she meets who is deemed the ultimate office lady, Ran (Alice Hirose) who seems to be able to take down all the cliques and make one ultimate clique for the office itself. Things take a turn though when others learn of Ran and the Office Royale truly becomes a battle for supremacy.

While the Movie focuses on tropes, with taking comedic takes on them, it feels very meta. The performances throughout Office Royale are great as they take on all the tropes, while packing a punch both figuratively and literally for the audience. The fast pace action sequences are top notch, and Office Royale is a blast from start to finish.

SWEETIE YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT

Sweetie You Won’t Believe It, is one of the most brutally-insane films I’ve ever seen. It is everything you could expect from a day trip gone wrong comedy one could expect, it is insane. Three friends who cannot figure out what they’re actually doing, getting stalked by some of the most inept hitmen the worlds ever seen being hunted by a mute person who emerges from the forest.

Das (Daniar Alshinov) is tired of all the issues he is running into at home so he plans a day out with his two equally tired friends, Arman (Azamat Markenlov) and Merat (Erlan Primbetov) as they go on a fishing expedition which starts off as a three stooges skit. From there they stumble across the world’s dumbest hitmen and notice them disposing of the body and they now become the hunted. However, to no one’s knowledge there is now a one-eyed man who is hunting them all down at this remote location. With screwball comedy and some blood and guts, Sweetie You Won’t Believe It delivers on all fronts of absolute insanity.

Audiences will be delighted to see the madness and hilarity that is going to delight crowds at Fantasia that is Sweetie You Won’t Believe It. The Movie is such a blast from start to finish, making you laugh or cringe at the Slapstick Comedy and immense violence. Sweetie You Won’t Believe It, is a must see for anyone who enjoys comedy and violence, a must see during this year’s Testival.

WONDERFUL PARADISE

In Wonderful Paradise, the Sasayas are down on their luck and must move out of their house due to a foreclosure. There is a miscommunication that leads to some truly baffling events, some supernatural occurrences, and some drug dealing mishaps, it may be far from a wonderful paradise, but it is a wonderful time.

Akiko (Kaho Minami) misunderstands her dad’s request to make memories and posts on twitter a party at her house, before they must leave, for all to come and enjoy. A mishap cast of a homeless man, a couple, some drug dealers, and some random family all come and make this a night to remember. There is death, there is children disappearing in supernatural ways, and a talking cat, this is truly a Wonderful Paradise of chaos. Wonderful Paradise is sheer madness and a pure delightful film with absolute joy. With everything that is going on, and a magical coffee bean that comes to life, there is something for all fans of genre films in Wonderful Paradise.

Sometimes movies just need to be a mix match of genre bending weirdness to become their own identity, and Wonderful Paradise blends supernatural, comedy, horror, and kaiju madness to become this wonderful melting pot of glorious proportions. This Film is an absolute joy from start to finish, bringing laughter and genuine shock at what is going on. Wonderful Paradise is a love letter to genre cinema, and such a joyful watch.

AMANDA GILMORE (@GilmoreAmanda)

THE SUICIDE SQUAD

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is an outrageous, fun action-packed thrill-ride loaded with humour from beginning to end. It’s hard to remember the last time this much fun could happen in the cinema.

This time around, the Squad sees many new additions. Most notably Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Peacemaker (John Cena), Ratcatcher (Daniela Melchoir) King Shark (Sylvester Stallone), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian) and more. But don’t fret, the fantabulous Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Col. Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) are still hanging with this unholy bunch. The new group is sent by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) to the island of Corto Maltese to destroy what their government is hiding inside the Jotunheim building.

For those familiar with Gunn’s work — and you should be — his particular style of filmmaking is perfectly suited for this band of quirky supervillains. His new and improved The Suicide Squad is gruesome, violent, witty and a non-stop joyride. Even in the bleakest moments a line of dialogue or a character’s reaction slices the tension and causes laughs. Gunn’s always comes with a killer Soundtrack and once again, he delivers. It amplifies the characters inner turmoil, setting, themes and more.

Gunn has crafted a group of brilliant Actors who understand his delightful cocktail of action, gore and humour. It’s remarkable to think about the makeovers which Harley has had in her handful of films. Robbie shines every single time by building off of Harley’s previous endeavours and still making her new. Elba is the perfect fit as a ‘deadbeat dad’ trying possibly a little too late to become a good father. Cena’s comedic flair gets put to good use and he has a great rapport with Elba. Kinnaman brings the Rick Flag we’ve seen before but gives him a deeper desire to be the good guy. The rest of the ensemble, including the supporting members, are perfectly cast.

Overall, The Suicide Squad never disappoints and most impressively it’s entirely unpredictable. It’ll leave you laughing, cheering, gasping and it just might bring a tear to your eye.

The Suicide Squad screens at Fantasia in-person only, August 4, 2021 at Imperial Cinema at 7 PM. Warner Bros. Canada release THE SUICIDE SQUAD on August 6, 2021. Check out our full review then!

MIDNIGHT

This South Korean Thriller from Writer-Director Kwon Oseung, follows Kyung-mi (Jin Ki-joo), who is hearing-impaired, after trying to save a stabbed woman, becomes prey to psychopathic killer Do-shik (Wi Ha-joon). For the rest of the night, Kyung-mi is caught in a hide-and-seek scenario with the killer.

By making the lead deaf it has opened up an array of different ways of telling this particular genre story. Oseung never uses it as a disability but as a tool to show the arrogance of the hearing population. Kyung-mi searches for help from citizens and also the police, but to no avail. This is due to them becoming irritated or impatient with her. This leaves her to rely on herself and become her own saviour. It’s a refreshing take on this killer hunting female storyline.

The Cast is strong with its two main players giving powerful performances. Ki-joo is dynamite at evoking fear through one look and then getting more into the physicality of her performance. The Film plays with sound often cutting it all together when we are experiences life through Kyung-mi’s eyes. In these moments, Ki-joo’s physical performance is even more impactful. And Ha-joon understands that the most iconic psychotic characters have charisma. He plays this up with precision, often changing within seconds from charismatic to sinister.

Sometimes fear comes from knowing why someone did something. But sometimes it comes from there is no reason at all. What makes Midnight scary is that there is no reason as to why Do-shik is killing innocent women.

Midnight screens at Fantasia on Virtual Projection August 22 at 9 PM and August 24 at 9 AM.

THE NIGHT HOUSE

This Psychological Thriller will constantly keep you on your toes.

It follows Beth (a fantastic Rebecca Hall) in the aftermath of her husband’s, Owen (Evan Jonigkeit), unexpected suicide. Beth now resides in the empty house her late-husband built for them. However, when she begins searching for an explanation for her husband’s decision, she discovers some disturbing and spiritual secrets.

Director David Bruckner has found an effective way to use jump-scares that force even the most seasoned horror fan to be on edge. This happens right from the beginning, at times in daylight and with no cues (such as cutting the sound). In doing so, Bruckner forces his audience to expect anything at any time. Thus, creating a continuous atmosphere of fear that is rare in this genre today. Bruckner, along with the production design, film in a home that is simple and modern. There are no cobwebs, dust and creaking old floors. That’s because Bruckner and the Production Design team have effectively used camera angles and framing to play tricks on our eyes. Making us see spirits where there may —or may not— be any.

At the core of the Film, is the powerful performance from Hall. The majority of the nights, Beth is searching her house. In another’s hands, this could easily become aimless wandering. Yet, Hall puts immense intension behind each of Beth’s movements. Additionally, the grief-stricken Beth doesn’t shy away from death and the afterlife, instead she refreshingly runs toward it. And Hall exposes the curiosity, fear and at times relief that pass through Beth’s thoughts with mastery.

The Night House screens at Fantasia in-person August 12 at Imperial Cinema at 7 PM. Searchlight Pictures release The Night House August 20, 2021. Check out our full review and chat with Hall then!

PAUL DOOD’S DEADLY LUNCH BREAK

Charity-shop worker, Paul Dood (Tom Meeten) is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge. It’s one lunch break, five spectacular murders.

This is quintessential British Dark-Comedy at its finest. At its core is the story of a middle-aged man who really wants to attain his dream. It appears to be a standard run-of-the-mill underdog story but it’s got a hilarious twist. A want hiding deeper within Paul than winning the national talent show is that he wants to be famous. It’s this desire for fame that Meeten latches onto and delivers one of the funniest performances of the Festival. His natural wit and charm make us root for Paul even when we know what he’s doing is wrong.

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break could easily just be a darkly-comedic film, but it’s more than that. Co-writer and Director Nick Gillespie introduces the impact of social media on Paul’s insatiable need for fame. In order to become a star, Paul videos his journey to the audition. However, he doesn’t turn it off as he follows out his deathly revenge. And somehow, society tunes in and Paul believes he’s becoming a star. This is a Comedy with a powerful message on our current society’s obsession with likes and fame.

STRAWBERRY MANSION

In a future where the government records dreams and taxes them, a dream auditor James (Kentucker Audley who also co-writes and directs) gets caught up in ageing eccentric Arabella‘s (Penny Fuller) dreams. Thus, making him question the extent of control the government and corporations have over their dreamscape.

This Sundance 2021 hit is sure to spark conversation from the Fantasia audience. Co-Writers and Directors Audley and Albert Birney have created a futuristic world where capitalism has managed to expand and now invades every aspect of our lives — even if we aren’t aware of it. The inventive decision to show this through an eccentric’s dreams, lets this filmmaking pair take us on a journey to some surreal places. Impressively, no matter how surreal this Film gets the message is never lost.

Along this fun, magical ride is some great comedic moments. These primarily come from James’ recurring pink room dream where a man only known as Buddy (a hilarious Linas Phillips) brings him the same bucket of fried chicken from the same fast-food chain. These scenes, along with the rest of this film, are visually stunning. The dazzling Cinematography from Tyler Davis gives off a hazy, dreamy look to the Film overall. If that wasn’t enough to impress, the entire cast gives strong performances that are anchored in the want to have our dreams be our own.

More on the Festival here.

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20th Century Studios Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see FREE GUY! Screenings take place as follows:

Toronto – Wednesday, August 11 @ 7:30pm – Scotiabank Theatre

Vancouver – Wednesday, August 11 @ 7:00pm – Scotiabank Theatre

Calgary – Wednesday, August 11 @ 7:00pm – Scotiabank Theatre

Edmonton – Wednesday, August 11 @ 7:00pm – Scotiabank Theatre

Synopsis:

In Twentieth Century Studios’ epic adventure-comedy “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way…before it is too late. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi, “Free Guy” is directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn and a story by Lieberman. The film is produced by Ryan Reynolds, p.g.a., Shawn Levy, p.g.a., Sarah Schechter, Greg Berlanti and Adam Kolbrenner with Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, George Dewey, Dan Levine and Michael Riley McGrath serving as executive producers.  FREE GUY is in theatres August 13, 2021.

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead is back in KATE, coming this Fall to select theatres and on Netflix!

About Kate:
Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. But when she uncharacteristically blows an assignment targeting a member of the yakuza in Tokyo, she quickly discovers she’s been poisoned, a brutally slow execution that gives her less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her killers. As her body swiftly deteriorates, Kate forms an unlikely bond with the teenage daughter of one of her past victims. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson, and directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Kate follows a burned assassin’s furious pursuit of one last self-appointed job.

KATE arrives in select theatres and on Netflix September 10, 2021.

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More titles have been announced for TIFF ’21 in the TIFF Docs, Midnight Madness, Wavelengths and Contemporary World Cinema Programmes. Among those premiering at the Festival this September in Toronto are Cannes Palme d’Or winner TITANE in the Midnight Madness Programme, getting the Opening Film slot.

Also surfacing at TIFF is Sundance hit JOCKEY starring Clifton Collins Jr. The Film competed in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and also win Collins the US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Actor and got picked-up by Sony Pictures Classics shortly after. TRUE THINGS starring The Affair‘s Ruth Wilson also will be presented in the Contemporary World Cinema Programme alongside Jockey, among others.

The Festival runs September 9–18, 2021 and will be a combination of in-person and virtual events and screenings.

Titles announced today include:

TIFF DOCS
Presented by A&E IndieFilms

TIFF Docs Opening Film 
Attica Stanley Nelson | USA
World Premiere

Beba Rebeca Huntt | USA/Mexico
World Premiere

Becoming Cousteau Liz Garbus | USA
International Premiere

Burning Eva Orner | Australia
World Premiere

Comala Gian Cassini | Mexico
World Premiere

The Devil’s Drivers Mohammed Abugeth, Daniel Carsenty | Qatar/France/Lebanon/Germany
World Premiere

Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Denmark/France/Sweden/Norway
Canadian Premiere

Hold Your Fire Stefan Forbes | USA
World Premiere

Listening to Kenny G Penny Lane | USA
World Premiere

Oscar Peterson: Black + White Barry Avrich | Canada
World Premiere

The Rescue E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA/United Kingdom
International Premiere

Three Minutes – A Lengthening Bianca Stigter | Netherlands/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace Heather Hatch | Canada
World Premiere

WAVELENGTHS FEATURES

Futura Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher | Italy
North American Premiere

The Girl and the Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne) Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher | Switzerland 
North American Premiere

Wavelengths Opening Film 
Neptune Frost Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman | Rwanda/USA
North American Premiere

A Night of Knowing Nothing Payal Kapadia | India/France
International Premiere

Ste. Anne Rhayne Vermette | Canada
North American Premiere

The Tsugua Diaries (Diários de Otsoga) Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes | Portugal 
North American Premiere

WAVELENGTHS SHORTS

The Capacity for Adequate Anger Vika Kirchenbauer | Germany 
World Premiere

Dear Chantal (Querida Chantal) Nicolás Pereda | Mexico/Spain
International Premiere

earthearthearth Daïchi Saïto | Canada
North American Premiere

Inner Outer Space Laida Lertxundi | Spain
North American Premiere

Polycephaly in D Michael Robinson | USA 
World Premiere

“The red filter is withdrawn.” (“Le-deu-pil-teo-ga Cheol-hoe-doeb-ni-da.”) Minjung Kim | South Korea
North American Premiere

Train Again Peter Tscherkassky | Austria
North American Premiere

MIDNIGHT MADNESS 

After Blue (Dirty Paradise) Bertrand Mandico | France
North American Premiere

DASHCAM Rob Savage | United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere

Saloum Jean Luc Herbulot | Senegal
World Premiere Midnight Madness Opening Film 
Titane Julia Ducournau | France
North American Premiere

You Are Not My Mother Kate Dolan | Ireland
World Premiere

Zalava Arsalan Amiri | Iran
North American Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Presented by Visa
(New additions to previously announced programme)

Ahed’s Knee (Ha’berech) Nadav Lapid | Israel/France/Germany
North American Premiere

The Box (La Caja) Lorenzo Vigas | USA/Mexico
North American Premiere (previously announced in Contemporary World Cinema) 

France Bruno Dumont | France/Germany/Italy/Belgium 
North American Premiere

Where Is Anne Frank? Ari Folman | Belgium/France/Netherlands/Luxembourg/Israel
North American Premiere

CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA 
Presented by Sun Life
(New additions to previously announced programme)

7 Prisoners (7 Prisioneiros) Alexandre Moratto | Brazil
North American Premiere

Compartment No. 6 Juho Kuosmanen | Finland/Germany/Estonia/Russia
North American Premiere

The Gravedigger’s Wife Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | France/Somalia/Germany/Finland
North American Premiere

Jockey Clint Bentley | USA
International Premiere

Small Body Laura Samani | Italy/France/Slovenia
North American Premiere

True Things Harry Wootliff | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

More details here.

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win a free Digital Download of Disney and Pixar‘s LUCA!

Synopsis

Set in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s Luca is a coming-of-age story about a young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer. Luca (Jacob Tremblay) shares his amazing adventures with his friend Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer), but their fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: they’re sea monsters from a world below the water’s surface.

The Film also is available soon on DVD, Blu-ray™, 4K ULTRA HD™.

Disney and Pixar’s Luca Bonus Features*

• Our Italian Inspiration – Experience the joy of discovery as Pixar artists travel to Cinque Terre, Italy, to absorb the beauty and culture of the coastal region which inspired the characters and the quintessential Italian backdrop of Luca.
• Secretly A Sea Monster – Explore the artistry and technical innovation of Luca’s transformation from sea monster to human, and how the theme of transformation is central to the emotional journey of the main characters.
• Best Friends – Best friends can challenge us, inspire us, annoy us, and encourage us. The cast and crew of Luca share their own stories about how besties influenced their lives, and how those experiences informed the creation of screen pals Luca, Alberto, and Giulia.
• Deleted Scenes

• Introduction – Director Enrico Casarosa introduces scenes not included in the final version of Luca.
• Starfish Hunt (Alternate Opening) – Luca explores the shore and the sea, gathering mussels and starfish, in this serene alternate opening to the film.
• Isola Del Mare (Alternate Opening) – Luca welcomes viewers to the quiet island he calls home.
• Festa Del Mare – The boys go to a festival filled with fun…and danger.
• Here Comes Giulia – Giulia explores Isola Del Mare, where she meets Luca and Alberto, and asks so many questions.
• Gelato Trouble – Giulia offers to treat Luca and Alberto to something called “gelato.”
• Sea Monster Cannery – Luca dreams about a magical place filled with Vespas and gelato, but things aren’t quite what they seem.

*bonus features vary by product and retailer

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Disney and Pixar‘s LUCA is in stores August 3, 2021.

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WORTH stars an incredible Cast including Stanley Tucci, Michael Keaton and Amy Ryan and is coming soon to Netflix! The Film premiered at Sundance last year to positive reviews. Your first look at the Poster.

Synopsis:

Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Assigned with allocating financial resources to the victims of the tragedy, Feinberg and his firm’s head of operations, Camille Biros (Amy Ryan), face the impossible task of determining the worth of a life to help the families who had suffered incalculable losses. When Feinberg locks horns with Charles Wolf (Stanley Tucci), a community organizer mourning the death of his wife, his initial cynicism turns to compassion as he begins to learn the true human costs of the tragedy.
Based on true events, Worth is a moving reminder of the power of empathy and the value of human connection. The film is directed by Sara Colangelo, written and produced by Max Borenstein and produced by Marc Butan, Anthony Katagas, Michael Sugar, Bard Dorros, Sean Sorensen, and Michael Keaton. Tate Donovan, Shunori Ramanathan, Talia Balsam, Laura Benanti, Marc Maron, Ato Blankson-Wood, Chris Tardio, Carolyn Mignini and Victor Slezak also co-star.

WORTH arrives in select markets September 3, 2021.

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Here to tie us over till September is this new Featurette from SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS!

Synopsis:

Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings” stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng.  “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings” is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and produced by Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso and Charles Newirth serving as executive producers.

Walt Disney Studios Canada release SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS September 3, 2021.

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Catherine Keener and Rosa Salazar star in BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR.

Synopsis:
Lisa N. Nova (Rosa Salazar) comes to LA dead set on directing her first movie. But when she trusts the wrong person and gets stabbed in the back, everything goes sideways and a dream project turns into a nightmare. This particular nightmare has zombies, hit men, supernatural kittens, and a mysterious tattoo artist who likes to put curses on people. And Lisa’s going to have to figure out some secrets from her own past in order to get out alive.

BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR arrives on Netflix August 13, 2021.

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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are back with their pet project SILK SONIC! After their gorgeous single “Leave the Door Open“, comes new track “SKATE“! We love that vibe, going back to a fun place in time. A perfect Friday jam! The Video is directed by Bruno Mars and Florent Dechard.

We cannot wait for this SILK SONIC album! These two tracks have been a big yes!

Stream the Track now here.

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