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Weirdos (2017)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Allan Hawco | Cathy Jones | Dylan Authors | Julia Sarah Stone | Molly Parker | Rhys Bevan-John | Vi Tang

Weirdos

Michael says: “What a delightful surprise when Chris told me about this charming Canadian film from 2016, written by Chlotrudis pal Daniel MacIvor, directed by the prolific Bruce McDonald, and featuring the magnificent Molly Parker in a supporting role. Set

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Dreamland (2020)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Henry Rollins | Juliette Lewis | Lisa Houle | Stephen McHattie

Dreamland
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Trigger (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Callum Keith Rennie | Don McKellar | Molly Parker | Sarah Polley | Tracy Wright

Trigger

Michael says: “When Kat and Vic, two old friends who performed together in a punk rock band twenty years ago are reunited, tensions are high, but so are the powerful memories of a strong bond that the two women shared.

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Pontypool (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Georgina Reilly | Hrant Alianak | Lisa Houle | Rick Roberts | Stephen McHattie

Pontypool

Jason says: “PONTYPOOL is adapted from a small part of the novel Pontypool Changes Everything – according to the producers taking part in the Q&A, a tiny part.  Paragraphs, supposedly.  That’s actually a really nifty idea – zoom in a

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The Tracey Fragments (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Ellen Page | Julian Richings | Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

The Tracey Fragments

Michael says: “This was surely the year of Ellen Page at the Toronto International Film Festival. After receiving well-deserved accolades for her fine comedic work in JUNO, she turns around a floors audiences in Bruce McDonald’s (‘Twitch City’; HIGHWAY 61)

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