Contra Zoom Pod Bonus Episode: Better Know a Contributor – Matthew Simpson

by Contra Zoom | December 10, 2024

On the new Contra Zoom episode, Dakota interviews Matthew Simpson half of the Awesome Friday podcast.

Emilia Pérez Leads Golden Globe Nominations

by That Shelf Staff | December 9, 2024

Golden Globe nominations include Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Conclave, A Real Pain, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Anora, and Challengers.

Spoiled Rotten 316: Revisiting Ghost Rider

by Spoiled Rotten | December 9, 2024

Ben and Daniel are joined by filmmaker, RB3, to revisit Ghost Rider & more on Spoiled Rotten Podcast!

FILM

In Nightbitch, Amy Adams Embraces Her Animalistic Urges

Nightbitch star Amy Adams tells us about her career-best performance in which she plays a stay-at-home mother who thinks she's becoming a dog.
Your Tomorrow Review

The redevelopment of Ontario Place and the value of public space fuel Ali Weinstein's observational documentary Your Tomorrow.
Emilia Pérez’s Karla Sofía Gascón Is in Her Leading Lady Era

An interview with Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón on her breakthrough performance as a former drug lord escaping her violent past.

Hani Review

by Lida Bach | December 8, 2024

Where lust was called just: This is where Hou Das heng's social-realist spectacle Hani takes audiences.

I’m Still Here Review: Walter Salles’ Welcome Return

by Rachel West | December 8, 2024

A story rooted in a moment of Brazil’s history, Walter Salles’ latest, I’m Still Here, goes beyond politics to present a portrait of a family rocked by instability and uncertainty.

Pink Lady Review

by Lida Bach | December 8, 2024

Much like the conflicted couple, Nir Bergman‘s detached drama never quite dares to break away from toxic traditions and harmful hypocrisy.

TV

Families Like Ours Review: A Speculative Displacement Story

Thomas Vinterberg's new CBC Gem series is a fresh and creative Danish take on a speculative apocalyptic narrative.
My Brilliant Friend Series Finale Review

HBO's dramatic adaptation of Elena Ferrante's 2011 novel comes to an enrapturing and emotionally poignant end in the season finale.
The Office Australia Review: It’s Fun but We’ve Seen This Before

Prime Video's Australian remake of the The Office is fun and has heart, but has yet to set itself apart from its predecessors.

Black Gold Review

by Lida Bach | December 7, 2024

Takashi Sugimoto intertwines poetry and prose in his debut docu-drama, #BlackGold, examining the religious roots and socio-economic structures of India’s hair trade.

In Nightbitch, Amy Adams Embraces Her Animalistic Urges

by Pat Mullen | December 6, 2024

Nightbitch star Amy Adams tells us about her career-best performance in which she plays a stay-at-home mother who thinks she's becoming a dog.

Your Tomorrow Review

by Barbara Goslawski | December 6, 2024

The redevelopment of Ontario Place and the value of public space fuel Ali Weinstein's observational documentary Your Tomorrow.

PODCASTS

Spoiled Rotten 316: Revisiting Ghost Rider

Ben and Daniel are joined by filmmaker, RB3, to revisit Ghost Rider & more on Spoiled Rotten Podcast!
Spoiled Rotten 315: Venom 3 & The Penguin

Ben and Daniel spoil Venom: The Last Dance & The Penguin on Spoiled Rotten Podcast!
Spoiled Rotten 314: The Crow (2024)

Ben and Daniel finally spoil 2024's The Crow on Spoiled Rotten Podcast!

Emilia Pérez’s Karla Sofía Gascón Is in Her Leading Lady Era

by Pat Mullen | December 5, 2024

An interview with Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón on her breakthrough performance as a former drug lord escaping her violent past.

The Return Review

by Rachel West | December 2, 2024

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche lead Uberto Pasolini’s classical Greek drama, The Return, a slow-burning yet timeless emotional story adapted from Homer’s The Odyssey.