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OH, CANADA MOVIE REVIEW
Misery may love company but its infatuation with Paul Schrader could move mountains and ignite the stars. Hot off the conclusion of his loner weirdo trilogy (First Reformed, The Card Counter, and The Constant Gardener), Paul Schrader is moving in a different direction by adapting one of esteemed author Russell Banks final publications, “Foregone” into the film Oh Canada. Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) is a prestigious documentarian suffering terminal illness. He has requested that an old student of his named Malcom (Michael Imperioli) document his final days. Leonard, in his own words, wants to set the record straight, tear down the myths, and in his own words, tell the truth about his time on Earth. He only wants to do so on his terms and directly to his wife Emma (Uma Thurman) who must be present through the entire recounting. As Leonard laments on his regrets, mistakes, triumphs, loves, and losses, Emma and Malcolm can’t help but feel he is getting confused on some of the details. Is the illness mixing things up in his brain? Is it just the common way we all go out grasping at long forgotten memories only held together by powerful feelings that helped shape one’s identity? Or is Leonard just a big fat liar with pants ablaze? As Leonard tells his story, the film itself asks these big questions not just about our dying protagonist, but big questions about all of us and our time here on Earth. Frank and Bradly gush over one of their favorite films of the year told by one of cinemas most polarizing figures.
DIRECTED BY: Paul Schrader
STARRING: Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Caroline Dhavernas, Penelope Mitchell, Kristine Froseth, Megan MacKenzie, Zach Shaffer, Jake Weary
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.
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