Mihnea Review: A Breathless and Bruising Debut
A thoughtful, textured portrait of immigrant family dynamics and the quiet crisis of early adulthood that gets under the skin and stays there.
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Blue Heron Review: TIFF 2025
Sophy Romvari's first feature Blue Heron confirms that's she's one of Canada's most exciting new filmmakers.
2024 Rendezvous With Madness Festival Line-Up Includes Docs, Fiction, Alan Cumming, Pete Doherty and much more
Rendezvous With Madness Festival is back for its 32nd year, kicking things off with the opening night screening of the documentary WaaPaKe by director Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin.
Attila Review: An Upsetting Documentary About a Tragic Situation
Stephen Hosier's Attila is an unconventional, deeply intimate documentary that shows what happens when vulnerable Canadians fall through the cracks.
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard on Memory and Chemistry
Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, and Michel Franco discuss their latest film Memory and share how great chemistry involves listening to the moment.
Rendezvous with Madness 2023: What to See at the Festival
The Rendezvous with Madness Festival returns, using the arts to highlight and bring awareness to mental health and addiction, and the ways it affects everyone.
Did We Really Need a Retelling of Fatal Attraction?
Who is this new version for, exactly?
Fatal Attraction Series Review: A Watered-Down Reimagining
Paramount's modern spin on Fatal Attraction is a thoroughly misguided attempt at recharacterising the story through the lens of mental illness.
Sundance 2023: Sometimes I Think About Dying Review
Sometimes I Think About Dying tells an unconventional tale about love, companionship, and learning to feel comfortable in your own skin.
Rendezvous with Madness 2022: What to See at the Festival
Rendezvous with Madness 2022 kicks off its hybrid festival of in-person and virtual screenings this week. Here is what to see at the festival
My Brilliant Friend: Episode 3.02: “The Fever” Review
Lila does everything a woman isn't supposed to do in a deeply patriarchal society. Episode 2 of My Brilliant Friend harnesses her strength.
On Isolation, Suicide, and “Spencer”
"If I have a breakdown, will there be someone to hold my hand?" Akash Singh offers a deeply personal take on Spencer and its portrayal of mental health.
Rendezvous With Madness 2021: Everything You Need to Know
Rendezvous With Madness 2021 runs from October 28th to November 7th and That Shelf has all the details you need to enjoy this year's festival.
Sundance 2021: On the Count of Three Review
Jerrod Carmichael's directorial debut is a dark comedy about two best friends facing an existential crisis.
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.
