Spotlight Archives - That Shelf

Target Number One Review: Maple Express

by Pat Mullen | July 20, 2020

Midnight Express meets Spotlight in this riveting thriller.

Shelf Help: Which Best Picture Was Actually That Year’s Best Picture?

by That Shelf Staff | February 7, 2020

For the past 92 years, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences claim to have chosen the best film of the year. Not the most popular film or the most innovative: the best. We all know that such a subjective declaration is, by design, highly flawed. While we could spend our lives detailing the […]

Dark Waters Review: Todd Haynes Had Bills to Pay

by Pat Mullen | November 27, 2019

Haynes’ latest film invites two words one would never have imagined to associate with his work: “generic” and “forgettable.”

By the Grace of God Review

by Courtney Small | October 17, 2019

By the Grace of God, the latest work from French auteur François Ozon, is both a scathing commentary and a tale of bravery and compassion set against the backdrop of abuse in the Catholic church.

Oscar Nominated Writer/ Director Tom McCarthy Talks Spotlight

by Phil Brown | January 14, 2016

This morning Tom McCarthy received Academy Award nominations for writing and directing the stellar Spotlight. We spoke with him about bringing this true story of the Boston Globe journalists who exposed the Catholic Church to the screen.

Dork Shelf’s Favourite Films of 2015 Part 2: The Editors

by That Shelf Staff | December 31, 2015

Dork Shelf's Editor-in-Chief Will Perkins, Film Editor Noah R. Taylor, and Games Editor Eric Weiss pick their favourite films of 2015.

Dork Shelf’s Favourite Films of 2015 Part 1: The Critics

by That Shelf Staff | December 30, 2015

Our expert critics Phil Brown and Jason Gorber give you the rundown on this year's movies.

Spotlight Review

by Phil Brown | November 13, 2015

Spotlight tells the true story of the Boston Globe's pulitzer prize winning story on the Catholic Church's attempts to cover up child molestation. An excellent ensemble drama about the dying art of investigative journalism that's sure garner awards attention.

Stage Shrek Brian d’Arcy James Brings Broadway Chops to Spotlight

by Phil Brown | November 12, 2015

Brian d'Arcy James spills the beans on playing Shrek in the Broadway musical hit and teaming up Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams in the ensemble Oscar contender Spotlight.

CONTEST: See SPOTLIGHT in Select Cities Across Canada

by That Shelf Staff | November 3, 2015

Spotlight premiered at TIFF to rave reviews (read our review here), and now is your chance to see one of this year’s big Oscar contenders. With an ensemble cast that includes Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery and Stanley Tucci, Spotlight opens in Toronto and Vancouver on November 13th and the rest of the […]