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CONTEST: See BURNT in Select Cities Across Canada

by That Shelf Staff | October 13, 2015

Dork Shelf and eOne films want to send you and a guest to an advanced screening of Burnt in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax, or Victoria!

August: Osage County Review

by That Shelf Staff | January 9, 2014

Although it could use a more accomplished director at the helm, August: Osage County is a gleefully misanthropic, exceptionally acted dark family comedy from the same crazy writer who brought you Killer Joe and Bug.

TIFF 2013: August: Osage County Review

by Phil Brown | September 10, 2013

August: Osage County Gala Director: John Wells Combing a collection of superstars slumming for awards, a TV director, and single location family dinner setting, August: Osage County sounds like easy awards bait worth dreading. That is unless you recognize the writer: Tracy Letts. He’s the man whose twisted imagination spun Bug and Killer Joe and […]

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So Long 2020: Positive Takeaways from a Garbage Year
That Shelf's Senior Critic Victor Stiff discusses how writing about pop culture helped him maintain his mental health throughout 2020.
TV

Shudder: What to Watch – January 2021
Shudder’s January programming includes the latest Walking Dead series, a chilling Clive Barker double feature, and a collaboration between two Indonesian horror giants.
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The Last of Us Part II Review: Game of the Generation
The Last of Us Part 2 is exciting and visceral. The team at Naughty Dog overcame many obstacles and delivered a worthy sequel to one of the biggest games of all time. It will be another decade before we see anything as stunning and personal in a major console release.
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comPOSERS Episode 92: Four Rooms
Join us in raising a hearty middle finger to 2020 as we discuss Four Rooms, a New Years movie scored by lounge revival act Combustible Edison, with a little help from Juan Garcia ESQUIVEL!

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