& Sons Review: Family Drama With a Sci-Fi Twist
Thanks to a talented cast and a pointed script, & Sons makes a good, but not quite remarkable, addition to the pantheon of family dramas (with a twist).
Sarah Polley
Canadian Film and TV Icon Catherine O’Hara Passes Away at 71
O'Hara passed of a sudden illness today. Tributes and celebrations of the Canadian film and TV icon's life flooded social media.
TIFF 2025: From Frankenstein to Hamnet – 14 Festival Films Based On Books
Whether you”™re waiting in line for your next screening or want to get a jump on reading before some of this year”™s buzziest films hit screens big and small, we have your must-read film list ready.
Oscar Predictions Time: The Everything Bagel Cometh
Our writers place their bets on who will win and should win on Oscar night as Everything Everywhere gets ready to sweep.
Contra Zoom Pod 227: Oscars 2023 – Everything Everywhere All Elvis Talking
Paulo Bautista and John Richards join Dakota to discuss Everything Everywhere All At Once, Elvis, and Women Talking!
2023 Oscar Nominations: Everything Everywhere All At Once Comes Out on Top
The 2023 Oscar nominations are in and the sublimely surreal Everything Everywhere All at Once leads the pack with 11 nods.
TIFF 2022: Sarah Polley’s Women Talking Review
That Shelf Editor-in-Chief Jason Gorber reviews Sarah Polley's all-star drama Women Talking from TIFF 2022.
TIFF 2022: Women Talking Review
Women Talking sees Sarah Polley return with full force.
TIFF Wish List: 10 Films We Hope to See at 2022’s Fest
Films we hope to see at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, which runs September 8 to 18.
TCM To Air Incredible Line-Up Of Female-Directed Movies For Women Make Film Program
100 films from 100 filmmakers featuring movies from six continents, 44 countries and 12 decades of cinema
TIFF 2017: Alias Grace Review
TIFF 2017: Alias Grace Review.
Stories We Tell Review
Everyone has a story, but not everyone can tell them. But with Stories We Tell Sarah Polley proves to be a masterful storyteller in what’s unquestionably one of the best films of the year.
TIFF 2012 Reviews: Part 3
With opening day of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival now upon us, That Shelf's coverage rolls on with looks at Stories We Tell , On the Road , The Hunt , Peddlers , Tower , Lore , 90 Minutes , and Blackbird .
Take This Waltz Review
More thematically interesting than good, Take This Waltz is the rare breed of film that strives for realism in individual sequences, but it never fully comes together as a total package.
Splice Review
There is a moment near the end of Splice when you see the creature in all its frightening glory, this odd hybrid with just enough human to have won your empathy for the majority of the film, and it is about to exact its revenge for mistreatment, when you finally understand what Mary Shelley was […]
