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At 21, Daniel Roher has already shot documentaries all over the world. His latest, Survivor's Rowe gives a voice to victims of Canada's most prolific sex offender. We talked to him about how he approached such a difficult topic.
Hot Docs 2015: Sweet Micky For President Interview
We sat down with Sweet Micky for President producer Pras Michel and director Ben Patterson to talk about the adventure of following a pop star's presidential campaign in Haiti.
Hot Docs 2015: Deprogrammed Review
In Deprogrammed, Mia Donovan takes us into the strange, disturbing and yet completely intriguing world of deprogramming, the process by which one is removed from an alternative religion or cult and brought back into the wider world.
Avengers: Age of Ultron Review
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron is big on set pieces and spectacle, but what happened to the fun?
Hot Docs 2015: Thank You For Playing Review
Thank You For Playing is a raw, emotional look at one game developer's attempts to cope with his young son's terminal cancer.
Hot Docs 2015: Tig Notaro Interview
Dork Shelf had the pleasure of interviewing comedian Tig Notaro at the premiere of Tig, a documentary about the worst four months of her life and the incredible year that followed.
Hot Docs 2015: Being Canadian Interview
We sat down with Being Canadian director Rob Cohen and producers Colin Keith Gray and Megan Raney Aarons, to chat over double doubles and timbits about the journey of making this patriotic doc.
Lost River Review
Ryan Gosling has written and directed an art film unlike any movies that are getting made these days. In that sense, Lost River is already an accomplishment, it also happens to be beautifully shot, well acted, and deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Home Entertainment: Escape From New York Review
The folks at Shout Factory have been cranking Carpenter classics onto Blu-ray since they kicked off their Scream Factory genre label and have finally secured the rights to one of his most iconic and important efforts with Escape From New York.
The Forger Review
John Travolta stars as an art forger about to embark on one last gig so he can spend time with his dying son in this passable potboiler that’s more character study than a thriller or a heist movie.
The Water Diviner Review
Nothing is subtle in Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, The Water Diviner, in which a bereaved father travels halfway across the world to bring his deceased sons home after World War I, but it's not without its entertainment value.
Hot Docs 2015: Danny Review
Danny is as much a history of Newfoundland as it is a biography. The film explains how the province clawed its way out of poverty and became synonymous with its leader, Premier Danny Williams.
The Age of Adaline Review
There is little to no conflict in Age of Adaline, but it's romantic tale that's a nice little bit of escapism for those who like to watch pretty things.
The Salvation Review
The Salvation is not the art house neo-Western you may expect it to be, but more your basic bloody revenge story that offers up many of the thrills of grindhouse-era genre flicks.
Video: Michiel Huisman Interview
Age of Adaline star Michiel Huisman talks working with Harrison Ford, starring on Game of Thrones and Orphan Black, and what's on his dork shelf!