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A masterful exploration of the secrets that eat away at a family like termites devouring wood, Nyoni creates a mosaic of emotions that is at times amusing, claustrophobic, and utterly heartbreaking. A brilliant work on every level, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is one of the year’s best works.
Fantasia 2024: Kryptic Review
After encountering a strange creature in the woods, which wipes her memory, a woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery in Kryptic.
TIFF 2023: The Royal Hotel Review
Director Kitty Green's thriller follows two friends forced to deal with increasingly rowdy and sexist male customers after taking a job bartending in a remote mining town.
TIFF 2023: We Grown Now Review
We Grown Now offers a moving portrait of friendship and boyhood in a community nearing its end. #TIFF23
Blue Jean Review
Blue Jean follows a closeted teacher who attempted to navigate work and community in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain.
Class of ’07 and The Friends That Keep Us Afloat
Kacie Anning's Class of '07 is a fresh take on the power of female friendship.
Director Lizzie Borden on Censorship, Community and the Movie She’s Kept in the Closet for Over 40 Years
"If you weren't scared, you would just be on a flat line." Emily Gagne talks with director Lizzie Borden ahead of Regrouping's long-overdue Canadian premiere.
Sundance 2023: Polite Society Review
Polite Society is an entertaining action comedy about one teen's attempt to stop her sister's impending wedding.
TIFF 2022: It’s What Each Person Needs
Sophy Romvari's latest short film It's What Each Person Needs blends documentary and drama with its portrait of an online companion.
As They Made Us Review
Mayim Bialik shows plenty of promise as a director here as she offers up an honest examination of how the scars of the past shape the bonds of the present.
Sundance 2022: TikTok, Boom. Review
Sundance's TikTok, Boom. raises many pressing concerns about the power of TikTok and its lack of accountability.
Sundance 2022: Hatching Review
A wildly original and disturbing work, Hatching marks the arrival of Hanna Bergholm as a thrilling new voice in the horror genre.
Lorelei Review
Sabrina Doyle’s Lorelei overcomes its various rough patches thanks to Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber’s strong performances.
Rocks Review: An Honest and Raw Teen Drama
Rocks presents teenage life in an honest way rarely captured onscreen.
TIFF 2020: Underplayed Review
Stacey Lee’s Underplayed presents a sprawling and energetic portrait of a landscape in need of a change.