TIFF 2019 Archives - That Shelf

Flashback Interview: Robbie Robertson on His Influences and His Memoir

by Jason Gorber | August 15, 2023

With Robbie Robertson's passing last week, we're re-visiting Jason Gorber's 2019 in-depth interview with the music icon. Read on as he discusses his impressive career.

Mattie Do's The Long Walk horror film ghost story review

The Long Walk Review: A Philosophical Ghost Story

by Rachel West | March 1, 2022

In her third feature film, Laos' Mattie Do—the country's only female filmmaker and only horror director—blends both genre and timelines into one philosophical ghost story in The Long Walk.

The Antenna Review: Watered Down Contempt

by Deirdre Crimmins | September 28, 2020

Distopias with heavy-handed governments were one of the first things dreamed of by science fiction after the industrial revolution. Metropolis, 1984, and, We collectively looked to Big Brother (and originated that phrase) as the big bad guy. The Antenna tries to carry that torch, but fails to have much to add to the conversation. The […]

Blood Quantum Review: A New Twist On An Undead Tale

by Deirdre Crimmins | April 27, 2020

Always on-brand, zombie movies refuse to die, and with good reason. These undead, hungry creatures are a projection of the worst parts of our humanity and there will never be any shortage of those. Blood Quantum takes an older monster, puts it in an even older cultural war, and attempts to present this as a […]

The Personal History of David Copperfield Trailer

by Pat Mullen | January 25, 2020

Armando Iannucci gives a Dickens classic a new spin.

Motherless Brooklyn: An Interview With Edward Norton

by Pat Mullen | November 1, 2019

Edward Norton discusses adapting Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklyn for the big screen and the age of Donald Trump.

Pain & Glory’s Antonio Banderas on Finding Himself Again

by Pat Mullen | October 25, 2019

Antonio Banderas spoke to That Shelf about Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, where he plays an aging film director who reflects upon his career, creative stagnation, and the rich life that inspired his passion for the cinema.