Hot Docs 2016
For decades Louis Theroux has mounted a one-man study of all the strangest subcultures in America for the BBC, in My Scientology Movie he goes after his most difficult group to date with results ranging from creepy to hilarious.
Hot Docs 2016: Mully Review
Mully follows the story of a Kenyan business tycoon whose altruistic nature and previous life as a street kid leads him to found the Mully Children’s Family charity. A feel-good story that only occasionally aggrandizes its subject.
Hot Docs 2016: Ovarian Psycos Review
Ovarian Psycos follows a girl gang who ride bikes as a way to reclaim space on the streets of East Los Angeles, providing an in depth look at the individual members and the group's larger sociopolitical implications,
Hot Docs 2016: My Scientology Movie Review
For decades Louis Theroux has mounted a one-man study of all the strangest subcultures in America for the BBC, in My Scientology Movie he goes after his most difficult group to date with results ranging from creepy to hilarious.
Hot Docs 2016: 5 Dorky Documentaries
Five documentaries that we believe are must-sees at Hot Docs 2016.
Hot Docs 2016: Tickled Review
As if we needed further proof that the strange proclivities of human behaviour know no bounds, along comes Tickled.
Hot Docs 2016: Aim For The Roses Review
One of the most unusual and strangely charming films to grace Hot Docs in years.
Hot Docs 2016: Off The Rails Review
It's rare that a can can stumble upon a character as fascinating as Off The Rails' Darius McCollum, a man whose need to ride on and/or commandeer trains is so deep that it's landed him in jail over 30 times.
Hot Docs 2016: Frame 394 Review
Frame 394 follows a man who digitally analyzed the video of the Walter Scott shooting and found something that could potentially affect the outcome of the case.
Hot Docs 2016: The Last Laugh Review
If comedy is tragedy plus time, when is the right time if the tragedy is of the magnitude of genocide?
Hot Docs 2016: Cheer Up Review
Following three members of a Finnish cheerleading team, Cheer Up finds universal characters through their very specific experiences.
Hot Docs 2016: League of Exotique Dancers Review
Burlesque doc League of Exotique Dancers feels like hearing stories of the good ol’ days from your coolest relative.
Hot Docs 2016: Fear Itself Review
From the director of Beyond Clueless comes another essay film about pop culture, this time settling on horror films as a subject as it weaves together clips from the entire history of the genre.
Hot Docs 2016: Nuts! Review
Nuts! is about a man who nearly a century ago implanted goat testicles into the sacks of thousands of lost souls to cure their impotence and how this is a thing that really happened.
Hot Docs 2016: De Palma Review
Filmmakers Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow sit down with legendary director Brian De Palma for a career spanning chat, De Palma will be loved by those who already love him, but that's about it.