The Death of Life of John F. Donovan (Canada/UK, 107 min.) Dir. Xavier Dolan, Writ. Xavier Dolan, Jacob Tierney Starring: Kit Harrington, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Thandie Newton, Ben Schnetzer, Susan Sarandon,
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Keep ReadingThe Elephant Queen (UK/Kenya, 96 min.) Dir. Victoria Stone, Mark Deeble Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) In The Elephant Queen, we find a family of elephants lead by powerful matriarch Athena. The titular queen, responsible
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