COVID-19 Archives - That Shelf

The Criterion Shelf: Close To Home

by Bil Antoniou | May 22, 2021

Bil Antoniou surveys a collection of "home movies" that cater to quarantine life blahs.

Sundance 2021: In the Same Breath Review

by Manuel Betancourt | January 29, 2021

Nanfu Wang chronicles both China’s and the U.S.’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and tells a story of twinned reactions of culturally-specific governmental failures.

Songbird Review: It’s Not ‘Too Soon’, It’s ‘Too Bad’

by Rachel West | December 13, 2020

Songbird holds the distinction of being the first movie to film in Los Angeles since the 2020 pandemic shutdown. It also has the distinction of being one of the most misguided and tone-deaf movies of the year.

Homemade Trailer: Netflix’s Coronavirus-era Short Film Anthology Drops next Week

by Victor Stiff | June 23, 2020

Netflix’s coronavirus-era anthology film Homemade features shorts by Pablo Larraín, Gurinder Chadha, and Kristen Stewart.

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CUFF Announces 2020 Online Festival Lineup

by Victor Stiff | June 9, 2020

CUFF’s 17th edition includes 3 world premieres and 22 feature films.

Toronto After Dark Film Festival Postponed Until 2021

by Victor Stiff | June 5, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Toronto After Dark Film Festival has postponed its 15th Edition by one year, to October 14-22, 2021.

Cuff 2020 Moves Online and Will Host Drive-in Events

by Victor Stiff | May 21, 2020

CUFF 2020 moves to June and will feature online screenings, filmmaker Q&As and two drive-in events.

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Hot Docs’ Curious Minds Speaker Series Goes Online Later This Month

by Victor Stiff | May 6, 2020

Hot Docs’ Curious Minds Speaker Series returns this month and it's happening in a new digital lecture format which is available to stream via Hot Docs at Home.