Away
Despite multiple shortcomings, Away is not necessarily a waste of time
TIFF 2020: Beans
Beans is a film that is demanding Canadians to wake up and listen to its First Nations peoples
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Structural issues prevent The Forty-Year-Old Version from being truly great but do nothing to stop it from being immensely enjoyable
DO THE RIGHT THING: Spike Lee’s subverted coming-of-age tale
Finishing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Charlie Batista pens his essay on DO THE RIGHT THING and takes a look at the Spike Lee’s magnum-opus as a unique coming of age tale
Spiral
Spiral is sadly undone with lacking idea and maturity of genre convention and trapped mentality of spoon-feeding the audience every crumb of detail
Long Way Up
Long Way Up offers something for every type of traveller
ANNOUNCING OUR SHOP
We are incredibly excited to announce our own very own special line of film merchandise
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
On our one-year anniversary we have a special announcement to make
No Escape
No Escape fails to rise to the films of which it is riffing from
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule is a series with an incredible weight
VIFF 2020: Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Offers a telling portrait of the power of what one man and a regime can hold
Enola Holmes
Suffice to say the Enola Holmes franchise is, in all likelihood, not afoot
VIFF 2020: Jumbo
Zoé Wittock builds a film that, while not perfect, still stands proud as an incredibly engaging and satisfying film
Children of the Sea
The animation might be stunning, but the engagement of Children of the Sea is a sinking boat
NYFF 2020: On the Rocks
A captivating story and conclusion that feels well-built and recontextualises the film for future viewings
VIFF 2020: Anerca, Breath of Life
Transports the audience to cultures different from their own with a craft and conviction that helps the film stand out greatly
NYFF 2020: Lovers Rock
Lover’s Rock struggles to match the depth and urgency of McQueen’s previous work
VIFF 2020: Siberia
Siberia is an utter mess of a film
The Boys - Season 2: E06 ‘The Bloody Doors Off’
A stellar episode that provides illuminating answers and provokes excitement on what’s to come
VIFF 2020: Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
Once Upon A Time in Venezuela will go down as one of the most powerful and genuinely moving political documentaries of the year