The That Shelf Guide to Planet in Focus 2014
We take a look at ten of the films playing this year's ecologically minded Planet in Focus film festival.
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The That Shelf Guide to RIFF 2014
We take a look at some of the offerings for this year's second annual musically minded Reel Indie Film Festival, running at The Royal in Toronto this week.
Fast Five: Best Bets from Inside Out 2014
With the 24th annual Inside Out Film Festival kicking off tonight, here are five films you won't want to miss at this year's showcase of the best in LGBT themed films.
The That Shelf Guide to CineFranco 2014
We take a look at 8 of the features playing at this year's whopping 17th annual CineFranco French language film festival, kicking off this Friday at The Royal Cinema in Toronto.
The That Shelf Guide to the 2014 Canadian Film Fest
That Shelf takes a look at all six features playing this year's 8th Annual Canadian Film Fest, kicking off tomorrow night at The Royal in Toronto.
The That Shelf Guide to the 2014 Human Rights Watch Film Festival
We take a look at six exceptional films playing at this year's Human Rights Watch Film Festival, starting tonight at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, designed to shine a light on societal problems around the world and to foster necessary dialogues, discussions, and hopefully change for the future.
The That Shelf Guide to TIFF Next Wave 2014
We take a look this weekend's teen oriented and teen selected TIFF Next Wave film festival, with reviews of six of this year's offerings.
TIFF Next Wave 2014: For No Eyes Only Review
For No Eyes Only A modern day retelling of Alfred Hitchcock ’ s Rear Window , For No Eyes Only takes the simple premise of the 1954 classic and applies it to present day. After breaking his leg in an indoor field hockey practice and stuck in his bedroom, Sam (Benedict Siverding) begins to pass […]
TIFF Next Wave 2014: Palo Alto Review
Palo Alto Based on James Franco’s book of short stories, Palo Alto immerses the audiences into the lives and experiences of a group of teenagers (Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer and Nat Wolff) living in the California town of the same name as they try to determine who they are and what they want to do […]
The That Shelf Guide to Toronto Black Film Festival 2014
We take a look at the second annual Toronto Black Film Festival - kicking off Tuesday and running through this Sunday evening - bringing some of the best in Black Cinema to the city, including reviews of several of this year's entries.
Spotlight On: Brazil Film Fest 2013
We take a look at several of the films playing this year's 7th annual Brazil Film Fest, kicking off tonight in Toronto at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and running through Sunday.
The That Shelf Guide to Blood in the Snow 2013
That Shelf runs down some of this year's offerings at the all Canadian horror movie festival Blood in the Snow, running from November 29th to December 1st at the Carlton Cinemas in Toronto.
Blood in the Snow 2013: Evangeline Review
Evangeline (Opening Night Film) A mishmash of halfbaked genre elements cribbed from other far better films and filmmakers and an almost inscrutable story, Karen Lam’s Evangeline is an unfortunate mess that never comes together and sets some genuinely good performances hopelessly adrift. Kat de Lieva stars as the titular protagonist, a shy young student just […]
Blood in the Snow 2013: Discopath Review
Discopath Owing a lot to such 42 nd Street sleazefests as Dario Argento’s Tenebre , Lucio Fulci’s New York Ripper , William Lustig’s Maniac , and Canon Film’s shit-tastic New Year’s Evil , Renaud Gauthier’s Quebecois genre send-up and period piece Discopath is a gory, and deliberately silly ode to late 70s/early 80s slashers. In […]
Blood in the Snow 2013: Thanatomorphose Review
Thanatomorphose If you’re looking for a repulsive, mean-spirited, body horror gore fest that quickly transforms into a morbid pornography of human decay, then look no further than Thanatomorphose . Writer/director Eric Falardeau (no doubt a fan of David Cronenberg’s The Fly borrowing liberally for his more grotesque moments, such as body parts in jars) has […]
