Canadian film
A stirring indictment of colonialization and testament to resilience and persistence, Bones of Crows is made all the more powerful by Grace Dove’s richly layered central performance.
Metro Morning: All About Cannes 2023
Chief Film Critic Jason Gorber was live from Cannes on Metro Morning to chat about this year's festival line-up - from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny's premiere to a Canadian film making a splash.
Retrograde Review: A Study In Entitlement
For anyone who has ever gotten a traffic ticket, you know that it can be embarrassing, enraging, and even enlightening. Writer/director Adrian Murray hits all of those points in more in his very Toronto second feature, Retrograde.
Metro Morning Movie Recommendations: May 12
Jason Gorber stopped by CBC's Metro Morning to chat about the release of home-grown hit BlackBerry, directed by Matt Johnson.
Hot Docs 2023: Coven Review
Documentary fans will be truly entranced by Canadian filmmaker Rama Rau's latest — a captivating tale of three women re-claiming and channelling their innate and natural power.
Hot Docs 2023: July Talk — Love Lives Here Review
When the Covid pandemic hit the world, July Talk got creative in order to promote their latest album; they played at a drive-in theatre. July Talk: Love Lives Here captures the process of putting on these shows.
Satan Wants You Review
Satan Wants You, making its Canadian premiere during Hot Docs 2023, revisits Michelle Remembers-a lurid memoir that helped set off the Satanic Panic of the '80s
Interview: Jay Baruchel on BlackBerry and the Awkwardness of Canadian Pride
The ever-enthusiastic Canadian actor Jay Baruchel joins That Shelf to talk about his extraordinary role in Matt Johnson's BlackBerry.
Bystanders Trailer and Poster Premiere
Catch the very first trailer for Canadian director Koumbie's feature debut, Bystanders—a story about consent and community.
Tenzin Review: The First Tibetan-Canadian Production
Filmed with mostly non-actors, it is the first Tibetan-Canadian feature film production of its kind.
I Like Movies Review: For All Us Insufferable Film Nerds
The older we get the more aware we are of the passage of time and the importance of being present. But when you’re in Grade 12, the world is at your feet and you’re just waiting for your real life to begin. In her feature debut, Canadian director and writer Chandler Levack taps into this […]
Kingston Canadian Film Festival: Norbourg Review
A riveting and tightly constructed drama, Norbourg effectively captures how the lack of proper financial checks and balances.
Queens of the Qing Dynasty Review: We Flirtin’
Ashley McKenzie's latest feature Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an extraordinary study of neurodiversity and queer friendships.
Before I Change My Mind Review: Those Queer ’80s
Trevor Anderson makes a hilarious and insightful feature debut with Before I Change My Mind, a coming of age story in 1987 Alberta.
Indiecan Entertainment Launches New International Sales Division
Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan Entertainment has just announced the launch of its new international sales division, Indiecan International, just in time for the European Film Market in Berlin.