Canadian Cinema
After an absence of two years, Canada’s film industry and professionals once again have a strong presence at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival. To help celebrate this fact, Telefilm is sponsoring two events at the Canadian Pavilion located right on the Mediterranean just behind the main palais. Canada Returns to Cannes Breakfast – Canada […]
Simple but Complicated: The Short Films of Sophy Romvari
Surveying the short films of Toronto's Sophy Romvari, from Norman Norman to Pumpkin Movie to Still Processing.
TIFF 2021: Together Review
Albert Shin's latest film explores the high suicide rates in South Korea by focusing on human connections and the beauty of life.
TIFF 2021: Learn To Swim Review
Director Thyrone Tommy expertly crafts an enduring experience of love and loss that elevates a simple tale of failed romance.
Changing Reels Episode 70 – Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Canadian Screen Awards winning filmmaker Alicia K. Harris joins Courtney for Nurse.Fighter.Boy!
National Canadian Film Day Presents All-Online Social Distancing Edition
The seventh annual National Canadian Film Day event will celebrate Canada's cinematic culture through online screenings and livestreams.
James vs. His Future Self Review
James vs. His Future Self is a sci-fi dramedy about a single-minded scientist who must outwit his future self to make the discovery of the century.
James vs. His Future Self Available to Stream in Canada on April 03
Jeremy LaLonde’s witty sci-fi dramedy, James vs. His Future Self, is available to stream in Canada on Friday, April 03rd.
Red Snow Sneak Peek Today at Landmark Cinemas
On November 4th, moviegoers can catch a sneak peek of Red Snow screening at Landmark Cinemas around the country.
Up Close and Personal: Canadian Cinema Gets Real at TIFF 2019
That Shelf contributor Barbara Goslawski examines a stylistic trend showing up in TIFF 2019’s slate of feature films: the close-up.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Review
Tasha Hubbard’s powerful documentary nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up details the murder trial and political fallout that ensued after Colton Boushie’s death, as well as the dangerous ways racism has embedded itself into the Canadian legal system.
REELSIDE: The Documentary Series We Didn’t Realize We Needed
TMN's documentary series Reelside consists of six episodes, each concentrating on a different group of filmmakers. Each part is unique but forms a cohesive unit that subtly reinforces pride in film talent that just happens to be Canadian.
The New Old: The Good, the Badlands, & the Ugly
This week in archival DVD land, we take a look at new Blu-Rays for the Canadian classic sex comedy Porky's, Criterion treatments for Terrence Malick's Badlands and Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear, and a Steven Seagal TV show that was re-edited into a movie with the hopes no one would notice.
Keyhole Review
Guy Maddin's Keyhole starts as his most accessible film today with an updating of 30s gangster films before gently giving into the filmmaker's unique visual style. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
The Odds Review
It’s rare that a thriller comes along and pulls you into the world of a movie in a way that really makes you experience the protagonist's fear. Try as it might, The Odds is not one of those rare exceptions. Set against the oxymoronic backdrop of a “high stakes high school gambling ring” the story spins a semi-decent mystery but suffers from a lack of logic and sympathetic characters we can identify with.