The Contestant Review: The Dark Side of Hit TV
Clair Titley's documentary The Contestant tells the horrific story of Japan's Denpa Shonen: A Life in Prizes, a hit reality show that saw comedian Nasubi spend 15 months alone in a room.
TIFF Docs
TIFF 2021: Becoming Cousteau Review
In Becoming Cousteau, director Liz Garbus ably demonstrates what made the Captain of the Calypso one of the 20th century's most inspirational ecological voices.
TIFF 2020: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel Review
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel is a clear-eyed documentary calls out the insidious methods of today's ”socially conscious” corporations.
TIFF 2020: No Ordinary Man Review
No Ordinary Man is a stunner of a documentary. It's a hybrid really, in which the filmmakers Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt add just the right dose of creative fiction to galvanise the largely forgotten history of a trans icon, American Jazz musician Billy Tipton.
TIFF 2020: Inconvenient Indian review
If there's only one must-see film at TIFF, it is Michelle Latimer's urgent call to action doc Inconvenient Indian .
That Shelf’s TIFF 2019 Reviews Directory
That Shelf's TIFF 2019 reviews directory will be your one-stop shop for all of Toronto International Film Festival coverage and will be updated frequently throughout the duration of the fest!
TIFF 2017: Jim and Andy Review
TIFF 2017: Jim & Andy: the Great Beyond - the story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman Review.
TIFF 2016: Cinema Travellers Review
The Cinema Travellers TIFF 2016 Review
TIFF 2016: Forever Pure Review
Forever Pure TIFF 2016 Review.
TIFF 2016: Mali Blues Review
Mali Blues TIFF 2016 review
TIFF 2016: Gaza Surf Club Review
Gaza Surf Club TIFF 2016 Review.
The Real Kent Jones on Hitchcock/Truffaut
Director Kent Jones on his new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut ,
Hitchcock/Truffaut Review
Hitchcock/Truffaut celebrates the meeting of two of cinemas greatest filmmakers. But is it a deep enough dive to satisfy cinephiles?
TIFF 2015: Miss Sharon Jones! Review
Miss Sharon Jones! TIFF 2015 review
TIFF 2015: The Reflektor Tapes Review
The Reflektor Tapes TIFF 2015 Review
