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An interview with Riceboy Sleeps director Anthony Shim and star Choi Seung-yoon about their powerful film about a Korean-Canadian family.
Moonage Daydream Review: Bowie As You Haven’t Seen Him
Moonage Daydream doesn't give audiences a Bowie 101 course but rather a representative experience worthy of the man who captivated us all for 50+ years.
TIFF 2022: Empire of Light Review
Director Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light is a love letter to the magic of cinema and the power of human connection.
TIFF 2022: Broker Review
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest drama Broker is an achingly beautiful crowd-pleaser about a group of outcasts who form an unlikely family.
TIFF 2022: The People’s Joker Review
Vera Drew’s imaginative vision holds no bounds, and any DC fan worth their salt would be foolish to not give it the credence it rightfully has earned.
TIFF 2022: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Review
With Glass Onion, Rian Johnson turns the volume up to 11 and manages to deliver a mystery every bit as entertaining as its predecessor.
TIFF 2022: Hawa Review
Maïmouna Doucouré’s sophomore film Hawa is a bittersweet coming-of-age story guaranteed to hit you with the feels.
TIFF 2022: Causeway Review
Jennifer Lawrence gives a quietly introspective performance in Causeway as a soldier recovering from a traumatic brain injury.
TIFF 2022: Pearl Review
Director Ti West’s Pearl is a joyfully twisted horror flick featuring by a staggering Mia Goth performance.
Jean-Luc Godard: 1930-2022
Jean-Luc Godard has died at age 91. The filmmaker helped create the French New Wave movement and directed films across five decades.
TIFF 2022: The People’s Joker Screenings Pulled Due to Rights Issues
TIFF Midnight Madness movie The People's Joker has been pulled from the fest and subsequent screenings have been cancelled. The reason? Apparent rights issues with studio Warner Bros.
TIFF 2022: Sick Review
Director John Hyams’ vicious slasher movie Sick takes place early in the pandemic and mines horror from society’s COVID-era anxieties.
TIFF 2022: My Policeman Review
Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson star in My Policeman, a tepid romance in which absolutely no sparks fly.
TIFF 2022: Sarah Polley’s Women Talking Review
That Shelf Editor-in-Chief Jason Gorber reviews Sarah Polley's all-star drama Women Talking from TIFF 2022.
CONTEST: Win advance screening passes for BANDIT!
To celebrate the release of BANDIT, That Shelf wants to send you to the advanced Toronto screening and Q&A with the director Allan Ungar!