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Sundance 2022: Piggy Review
Carlota Pereda’s twisted revenge thriller Piggy wears its midnight movie label like a badge of honour.
See For Me Review
Randall Okita’s See For Me ultimately lacks the vision to truly deliver on the potential it initially shows.
The Advent Calendar Review: Folkloric Holiday Horror
Not everyone likes their holidays to be filled with sugar and spice and everything nice. Sometimes, it’s best to deck the halls in blood.
Night Raiders Review: A Dystopic Sci-fi Thriller
Danis Goulet’s dystopian thriller Night Raiders, like the best sci-fi movies, use an extraordinary premise to distill simple human truths.
13 Minutes: Trailer and Poster Reveal
Four families have just 13 minutes to reach shelter before a devastating tornado ravages their town.
The Card Counter Video Review
The Card Counter contains another exceptional performance by Oscar Isaac—even if the rest of the cast doesn't quite keep up.
TIFF 2021: Mlungu Wam (Good Madam) Review
Mlungu Wam (Good Madam) uses domestic servitude as a chilling entry point into lingering impact of the apartheid-era
TIFF 2021: The Guilty Review
Jake Gyllenhaal's great performance is not enough to save The Guilty.
TIFF 2021: Kicking Blood Review
Kicking Blood looks great but lacks bite.
Malignant Director James Wan on the Art of Crafting Scares
Malignant director James Wan talks to That Shelf about his horror influences and the art of crafting scares.
Fantasia 2021: Indemnity Review
A pulsing action thriller with the right amount of depth, Indemnity delivers the goods.
Fantasia 2021: Glasshouse Review
Egan’s film makes one reflect on how rituals can be used to both provide solace and maintain longstanding falsehoods.
Naked Singularity Review: Heist Flick Steals Your Time
Naked Singularity may wear the robe of a heist film with a message, but its collection of half-formed ideas shows just how bare it is underneath.
Nemesis Review
Unable to withstand the weight of its own over-plotting, James Crow's British gangster film Nemesis is its own worst enemy.