TIFF 2023: Dumb Money Review
Dumb Money, the story of the GameStop stock short and the Redditers who bet big against Wall Street, is a hugely entertaining movie of the moment.
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Kingston Canadian Film Festival Review: Stéphane Lafleur’s VIKING Probes the Human Condition
We review a real joy of a discovery in Stéphane Lafleur's darkly comic sci-film film Viking.
Interview: Jeremy LaLonde on Ashgrove and Failing
Jeremy LaLonde spoke with That Shelf about the challenges in making Ashgrove, casting Amanda Brugel, and how the pandemic affected his story.
TIFF 2022: Viking Review
Stéphane Lafleur's Viking is a wry, observant, and truly grounded space comedy.
Sundance 2022: The Panola Project Review
The pandemic has been exhausting for everyone. In the last two years, not a day has gone by without a reminder of how the world has been crippled by this virus. This is why films like The Panola Project are necessary.
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Review: Part Satire, Part Nonsense
This year's Golden Bear winner captures an angry, frustrated mindset that has plagued all of us since this pandemic started.
TIFF 2021: Silent Night Review
Silent Night uses gallows humour and an emotional heart to create a well-rounded British dark comedy that's unfortunately overshadowed by our current reality.
The Criterion Shelf: Close To Home
Bil Antoniou surveys a collection of "home movies" that cater to quarantine life blahs.
Sundance 2021: In the Same Breath Review
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’
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
Netflix’s coronavirus-era anthology film Homemade features shorts by Pablo Larraín, Gurinder Chadha, and Kristen Stewart.
CUFF Announces 2020 Online Festival Lineup
CUFF’s 17th edition includes 3 world premieres and 22 feature films.
Toronto After Dark Film Festival Postponed Until 2021
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
CUFF 2020 moves to June and will feature online screenings, filmmaker Q&As and two drive-in events.
Hot Docs’ Curious Minds Speaker Series Goes Online Later This Month
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.
