TIFF 2020: The Kid Detective Review
The central mystery of The Kid Detective is, "Who exactly is the audience for this movie?"
Canadian film
TIFF 2020: Saint-Narcisse Review
Bruce LaBruce's twisted twins tale SAINT-NARCISSE gives new meaning to the phrase "go f*** yourself."
TIFF 2020: Underplayed Review
Stacey Lee’s Underplayed presents a sprawling and energetic portrait of a landscape in need of a change.
Nadia, Butterfly Review: Life in a Fishbowl
Pascal Plante's second dramatic features stars Katerine Savard as an Olympic swinner imagining life after sports.
TIFF 2020: Beans Review
A coming of age tale set amid the Oka Crisis.
Violation’s Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli on TIFF’s Most Twisted Film
Directors Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli on their first feature.
TIFF 2020: No Ordinary Man Review
No Ordinary Man is a stunner of a documentary. It’s a hybrid really, in which the filmmakers Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt add just the right dose of creative fiction to galvanise the largely forgotten history of a trans icon, American Jazz musician Billy Tipton.
TIFF 2020: Night of the Kings Review
Canadian co-pro is a lean tale masterfully told.
Every TIFF People’s Choice Award Winner Ranked: A Festival of Festivals
The writers at That Shelf pick the best People's Choice Award winners in the history of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Fantasia 2020 Review: The Oak Room
The Oak Room demonstrates just how effective good old fashioned horror storytelling can be.
Ash Review: Simmering Wildfires Drama Is Incendiary Poetry
Brooding character study shot in the 2017 B.C. wildfires singes with a sting.
Target Number One Review: Maple Express
Midnight Express meets Spotlight in this riveting thriller.
Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival Line-up
The Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival kicks off on July 20th with the Canadian premiere of Sergio Navarretta’s The Cuban.
Guest of Honour Review: A Conditional Pass
Atom Egoyan's health inspector drama Guest of Honour has elements of his best work, but isn't on par with it.
Hollywood Suite: What to Watch – July 2020
Hollywood Suite’s July programming highlights include Juno, Pulp Fiction, and an “O Canada” spotlight.
