See, Hear, Read: three local experts tell us what books, movies and music they’re craving this month
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases
“Documentaries often present their subjects in a cold, clinical light. Marwencol, about a man who suffers brain damage after being assaulted, isn’t like that at all. During his recovery, the man builds a fantasy world in his backyard that is populated by tiny soldiers. He puts people he knows in the diorama—himself, his wife—and constructs a narrative for every little piece. It’s a bizarre and beautiful film; by the end, my jaw hurt from smiling.”
—DANIEL HANNA
Owner of Eyesore Cinema
Marwencol, directed by Jeff Malmberg (April 12)

—VICTOR GHALOOSIAN
Co-owner of L’Atelier Grigorian
Stabat Mater: A Tribute to Pergolesi, by Anna Netrebko and Marianna Pizzolato (March 29)

—VICTORIA MORENO
Owner of the Toronto Women’s Bookstore
Up Up Up, by Julie Booker (April 15)
Illustrations by Joe McKendry; Photographs: top courtesy of the Cinema Guild; Middle courtesy of Universal Music Canada; Bottom courtesy of the House of Anansi Press
Canadian indie distributor KinoSmith is releasing the truly wonderful Marwencol on April 12: http://kinosmith.myshopify.com/products/marwencol