Category Archives: Movies

 Remember When? Remember way back in the day what your first assignment was at school? We’ve taken care of it for you this year as Spinning Reels presents What We Did on Our Holiday on September 14, 7:00 PM at the Norwood … Continue reading →

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You’ll see how for some teens, coming of age just doesn’t add up! In this touching, yet tough movie we see young Nathan trying to learn to navigate the difficult paths of growing up. Not an unusual topic for a … Continue reading →

Your ears (and heart) will soar! In this coming-of-age story, we find Stet, a gifted but troubled 11-year-old trying to find his way in the world. An audition with a boys’ choir seems to provide him a way to fit … Continue reading →

TRICK OR TREATY?  In recent years, we’ve seen an ever-increasing number of incidents with Canada’s First Nations as they’ve tried to present to both the government and people of Canada their understanding of the challenges and uneven opportunities within our … Continue reading →

How could something so bad, be so good?   Although we may feel that a Monsoon can only herald death and destruction, veteran filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson presents a visually stunning essay on both the destructive and beneficial aspects of this particular … Continue reading →

Rosewater- March 23, 2015 For those of us who watch “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart, the arrival of his first directed movie Rosewater is something to anticipate. Unlike the satire of his show however, Stewart delivers a taut, gripping … Continue reading →

  It’s said that politics make strange bedfellows, and Pride may be one of the strangest, most amusing, and moving combination of all. In the midst of the government tightening of Maggie Thatcher’s England in the 1980’s, a group of … Continue reading →

  In this December-December romance, recently widowed Fred (Christopher Plummer) is forced to move his home to New Orleans where his curmudgeonly spirit just wants to be left alone. Although he’s play this type of part before, Plummer is outstanding … Continue reading →

What would You do? On Monday, February 9th at 7PM, Spinning Reels screens Force Majeure, which will pose that question. A typical, ordinary family is enjoying a not uncommon European  family trip- skiing in the French Alps- until they are … Continue reading →