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Interview: Alien: Earth’s Noah Hawley on Resurrecting a Franchise

by Vanya Garraway | August 11, 2025

Showrunner Noah Hawley on Alien: Earth's youth, humanity, and the ‘Peter Pan’ nature of his new Disney Plus adaptation.

Black Bag Review: The Chicest Spy Thriller of the Season

by Pat Mullen | March 13, 2025

Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star in Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh's terrifically entertaining spy thriller about the value of emotional intelligence in the age of AI.

LIAM ÓG Ó HANNAIDH as Mo Chara or Liam Óg, JJ Ó DOCHARTAIGH as DJ Próvai or JJ, NAOISE Ó CAIREALLÁIN as Móglaí Bap or Naoise in 'Kneecap’ Image: Helen Sloan. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Kneecap Review: One Of The Best Films Of 2024

by Rachel West | August 1, 2024

Brash, bold, and wildly entertaining, this genre-busting hybrid will have you nodding your head to the beat when you aren’t laughing at some very cutting humour.

NAOISE Ó CAIREALLÁIN as Móglaí Bap or Naoise, MICHAEL FASSBENDER as Arló Ó Cairealláin in ‘Kneecap’ Image: Helen Sloan. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Contest: Win Advance Screening Passes for Kneecap!

by That Shelf | July 24, 2024

Enter our contest to see an advance screening of the comedy biopic KNEECAP in either Toronto or Vancouver.

TIFF 2023: Next Goal Wins Review

by Victor Stiff | September 19, 2023

Next Goal Wins is a heart-warming crowd-pleaser brimming with Taika Waititi’s signature style and wit.

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 250: A24 Retrospective – Slow West

by Contra Zoom | August 29, 2023

Dakota and Rachel are joined by Jericho Tadeo to discuss Slow West on Contra Zoom Pod!

Spoiled Rotten 151 – Revisiting X-Men: Days of Future Past

by Spoiled Rotten | August 23, 2021

Ben and Daniel revisit X-Men: Days of Future Past!

comPOSERS Episode 122: Dark Phoenix

by comPOSERS Podcast | July 28, 2021

Hot on the heels of our Hans Zimmer Appreciation Special comes this piece of shit. Join us as we discuss this incredibly boring failure of a blockbuster and its score by the gang at Remote Control Productions.

Spoiled Rotten 147 – Revisiting X-Men: First Class

by Spoiled Rotten | July 26, 2021

Ben and Daniel revisit X-Men: First Class!

Spoiled Rotten 125: Revisiting 300

by Spoiled Rotten | February 15, 2021

Ben and Daniel revisit 300!

Spoiled Rotten 88: Ranking the X-Men Films

by Spoiled Rotten | June 24, 2019

Ben and Daniel rank all the X-Men films!

Dark Phoenix Review

by Victor Stiff | June 5, 2019

Can a classic storyline and stacked cast raise the final X-Men movie above mediocrity?

Dark Phoenix Video Review

by Jason Gorber | June 4, 2019

Managing Editor Jason Gorber reviews Dark Phoenix – Does it raise the X-Men franchise from the ashes of Apocalypse or is it a First Class failure?

X-Men: Dark Phoenix Trailer: The X-Men Must Battle One of Their Own

by Victor Stiff | April 17, 2019

Dark Phoenix’s final trailer sets the stakes for what may be the series’ last film.

Spoiled Rotten – Revisiting X-Men: First Class w/ Gavin Stephens

by Spoiled Rotten | March 25, 2019

Gavin Stephens joins Daniel to see how well X-Men: First Class holds up.

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ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN! ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT TICKETS TO SEE #ResidentEvil. To enter: 🔴 Follow us. 🔴 Like this post. 🔴 Tag the friend you'd bring to see RESIDENT EVIL. You'll be entered to win passes to see the film during its theatrical engagement beginning September 18! From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. @ResidentEvil opens exclusively in movie theatres on September 18, 2026. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 20. Open to Canadian residents only. Winners will be notified by DM. One entry per account, please. @SonyPicturesCanada @thetarogroup
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We're almost at the halfway point of #TIFF26 already (we can't believe it either) and we're already hit some incredible cinematic highs and some equally incredible lows... Here is a second batch of quotes from our critics on some of the films they've seen: The Debut (@mullenpat) Elsinore (@emmathedame) Love of Your Life (@rachel_is_here) Faith (@rachel_is_here) IDDA (@haileypassmore) Ancestors (@mullenpat) Krux (@rachel_is_here) L'AUTRE (@smallmind1978) Smudge the Blades (@mullenpat) Nobody's Violence (@smallmind1978) The Betrayers (@rachel_is_here) Nosotros (@smallmind1978) Read the full reviews at the link in our bio! What's topped your list at the fest so far?
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Love these faux playbills from the premiere of #TheDebut at #TIFF26. What’s the coolest piece of film marketing you’ve encountered?
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@tiff_net outdid themselves with this afternoon’s In Conversation with…Andrew Scott. Standing ovations, laughs and cheers galore. From Moriarty to Hot Priest to Tom Ripley and more, the chat covered his career highlights (with shout outs to Pride, All of Us Strangers, Wake Up Dead Man, and Blue Moon), to what it feels like to break the internet every 6 months (see the viral clip from his new series It Gets Worse), to taking on one of his most personal projects yet with #Elsinore. Stay tuned for our review of that last, which screens at #TIFF26 tomorrow. It is already generating some Oscar buzz for Scott. Other things we found out: His favourite Meryl Streep role: Postcards from the Edge. Runner up: Adaptation. Shakespeare roles he’d love to tackle: Iago or Benedick. (He’s excited for the Broadway transfer of @twhiddleston and @wellhayley’s Much Ado About Nothing, btw)
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No big deal. Just hanging out with @airbudofficial at #TIFF26.
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@taron.egerton and filmmaker Jonathan Schey answer questions after the world premiere of Everybody Wants to F*ck me at #TIFF26. The film: “Egerton gives a gleefully committed performance as a man determined to be viewed by potential paramours as the ideal catch in director Jonathan Schey’s darkly comic appraisal of modern dating and how some men signal virtues they don’t possess.” Via @tiff_net Stay tuned for our review! Head to the link in our bio for all our TIFF coverage. 🎥 @rachel_is_here
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CONTEST: ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO THE ADVANCE SCREENING OF RESIDENT EVIL That Shelf, @SonyPicturesCanada, and @thetarogroup want to send you and a friend to see #ResidentEvil on September 16, 2026, in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal (in FR or EN) before it hits theatres! From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. Here's how to enter: 🦠 Follow us 🦠 Like this post 🦠 Tell us which city's screening you'd like to attend, and 🦠 Tag a friend RESIDENT EVIL opens exclusively in movie theatres on September 18, 2026 Giveaway closes at 8pm ET on September 14. Open to Canadian residents only. Winners will be contacted via DM.
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Day One of #TIFF26 kicked off yesterday in grand fashion, with a fabulous array of films to take in. That Shelf posted our fair share of reviews from @TIFF_NET before the day was done, including: Wild Horse Nine (by @rachel_is_here) All of a Sudden (by @smallmind1978) Coward (by @mullenpat) Fjord (by @robatss) How We Stand (by @imagery13) Hombre al agua (by Lyle Kruger) In the Heart of the South (by @mullenpat) The Unknown (by @smallmind1978) Stay tuned for our batch from Day 2! Which films are you looking forward to today? Read them all and more at the link in our bio.
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It's that time of year - the Toronto International Film Festival is upon us! The next 12 days will bring A-listers, films from all over the world, parties, and more to @TIFF_NET and Toronto. And somewhere in there...you can look forward to a metric ton of content from That Shelf and so many other great outlets from Canada and elsewhere. So whether you're attending as a writer, fan, or industry member, or just following along at home - we wish you all a happy TIFF-ing with this loving rip-off of a seasonal favourite... A special shout-out to our #TIFF26 team covering this year: @emmathedame @mullenpat @rachel_is_here @victorjstiff @smallmind1978 @imagery13 @robatss @haileypassmore @filmfest_ca and all those supporting us over the next fortnight. Catch all our coverage at the link in our bio!
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