Middle Life

Smash Arts Ltd. - 84 min

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DIRECTOR: Pavan Moondi
STARRING: Leah Fay Goldstein, Peter Dreimanis, Luke Lalonde, Norah Sadava, and Colin Burgess

Synopsis:

Fast-paced and fun, MIDDLE LIFE is a big-hearted throwback romcom written and directed by Pavan Moondi (SCHITT'S CREEK, SUNDOWNERS).

Starring bandmates from the Canadian alt-rock band, JULY TALK, Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis. Goldstein was previously Canadian Screen Award-nominated for her starring turn in DIAMOND TONGUES (Factory 25), while Dreimanis made his screen debut earlier this year in Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS. Luke Lalonde, front man of indie rock band Born Ruffians, co-stars, alongside comedic actor Colin Burgess (DAD AND STEP DAD, FREE TIME)

MIDDLE LIFE follows Andie (Leah Fay Goldstein), a perfectionist wedding planner in her mid-thirties and new mother, who has meticulously crafted her life but still feels unfulfilled. Fresh off maternity leave, she saves Ryan (Peter Dreimanis, SINNERS), a blue-collar plumber, from a roadside accident. As their paths intertwine over the next year, her craving for change and his newfound perspective on life spark an unexpected connection, leading them to discover that life could be great.

One of The Globe and Mail's Top Ten Canadian Films of the Year.

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JOHN FRANCIS FOX

3 out of 5 stars

PLEASANT TALE OF HOW RELATIONSHIPS CAN FAIL & HOW THEY CAN SUCCEED

August 13, 2026

THERE SEEMED TO BE TWO DIFFERENT TALES IN THIS FILM: WE SAW HOW THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN ANDIE (LEAH FAY GOLDSTEIN) & CHRIS (LUKE LALONDE) ULTIMATELY FAILED BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO FULFIILL EACH OTHER'S NEEDS- AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE SCENE WHERE CHRIS RESPONDS TO ANDIE'S CLAIM THAT SHE LIKES TO HANG OUT WITH RYAN BECAUSE HE'S "FUN" BY SAYING, "WHY CAN'T WE HAVE FUN? I'M FUN!" & BY THE WAY THAT ANDIE IMPLIES TO RYAN THAT SHE BELIEVES THAT CHRIS HAS MET SOMEONE ELSE BY TALKING ABOUT HIS ACQUISITION OF A NEW CAR. THE SAME SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO ANDIE & RYAN AFTER THEIR DISASTROUS TRIP TO LA ENDS WITH HIM LEAVING HER ALONE IN THEIR HOTEL ROOM. WHEN WE LATER SEE THEM MEETING IN THE STREET AFTER THEY BOTH GET BACK TO CANADA, DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER PAVAN MOONDI BEGINS THE SCENE WITH A LONG SHOT THAT SHOWS THE TWO OF THEM, & THEN SWITCHES TO A CLOSE UP OF MS. GOLDSTEIN WHEN ANDIE EXPRESSES HER DISTRESS AT THE WAY THAT RYAN TREATED HER. WE CAN'T BE CERTAIN THAT ANDIE & RYAN WILL HAVE A PERFECT RELATIONSHIP, BUT WE'RE LEFT WITH THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL ONE.

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