TIFF 2021: The Middle Man Review
Bent Hamer's The Middle Man offers a uniquely absurd-yet-emotional take on the denizens of a small town.
Don McKellar
Target Number One Review: Maple Express
Midnight Express meets Spotlight in this riveting thriller.
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.
The Shelf Minisode – Don McKellar on Michael: Every Day
Don McKellar talks to The Shelf about returning to CBC's Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays five years later, working with Ed Asner, and the best way to get people's attention in an oversaturated market.
Zoom Review
This Canadian/ Brazilian coproduction is an ambitious and clever Kaufmanesque comedy with plenty of talent behind it. For a mixed media meta good time, go see Zoom.
TIFF 2015: Zoom Review
Zoom TIFF 2015 Review
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.
2015 Canadian Screen Award Winners Gallery
Just a few of the snaps we took of last night's Canadian Screen Award winners followed by the full list of winners.
Video Interview: Taylor Kitsch & Liane Balaban
We chat with Taylor Kitsch and Liane Balaban about their new film The Grand Seduction, Tim Riggins, the people who've made them feel special, and Hugh Jackman.
The Grand Seduction Review
Don McKellar's remake of The Grand Seduction is a warmhearted, laid back comedy that might not be too original, but it hits the mark everywhere that counts.
Three Days in Havana Review
A waste of lots of great Canadian talent, Three Days in Havana makes absolutely no sense narratively or tonally.
The Dork Shelf Guide to TIFF 2013
Here it is! Your one-stop guide to all of our reviews, interviews, and features for anything and everything involving the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Keep checking back throughout the day as new reviews, interviews, and features are being added all the time!
Interview: Don McKellar
Dork Shelf talks to director and actor Don McKellar about his return to feature film directing with The Grand Seduction (debuting Sunday September 8th at TIFF) and about how people perceived his time away from filmmaking, the script that tempted him to come back, shooting on location in Trinity Bay, the different stresses between city filming and country filming, and what Gleeson brought to his role and to the set.
TIFF 2013: Focus On: Short Cuts Canada
We turn the TIFF 2013 spotlight on the Short Cuts Canada program, looking at all but one of the shorts showing across all six programs designed to bring the best in Canadian short form filmmaking to festival audiences.
First slate of films announced for TIFF 2013
The first batch of films for this year's Toronto International Film Festival were announced this morning - including opening night film The Fifth Estate - and here's a look at what cinephiles have to look forward to starting this September the 5th.
