Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2016. Go to TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.
WEIRDOS (Canada 2015) ***
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Starring: Dylan Authors, Rhys Bevan-John, Francine Deschepper
Review by Gilbert Seah
Bruce McDonald (HARD CORE LOGO, THE TRACEY SEGMENTS) turns down the angst a little with his latest film penned by playwright and fellow filmmaker Daniel McIvor. The setting is the town of Antigonish in Nova Scotia on the 4th of July of 1976, the American Bicentennial. Music-loving 15-year-old Kit (Dylan Authors) spends his time either alone in his room listening to Elton John albums, or hanging out with his platonic girlfriend, Alice (Julia Sarah Stone).
Like Kit, Alice feels out of place, and her divorced parents have too many issues of their own to offer much comfort. The film pays…
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