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.
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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: 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.
Hot Docs 2014: Kung Fu Elliot Review
Kung Fu Elliot Canadian Spectrum The Slamdance award-winner Kung Fu Elliot slides into Hot Docs as a local Canadian favorite bringing along some hefty expectations. Thankfully, it delivers. From the logline, you’d expect the doc to be a north of the boarder spin on American Movie with a little amateur karate tossed in for added […]
Hot Docs 2013 Preview Part 1
We kick off our coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival with looks a several of the films showcased in the high profile Special Presentations program: Blood Brother, The Unbelievers, Muscle Shoals, Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, Remote Area Medical, and High Five: A Suburban Adoption Saga.
