Robert Dixon 10/1/20 Robert Dixon 10/1/20

ARROW FRIGHTFEST (digital): They're Outside

They’re Outside attempts to evoke a modern social influencer twist on the meta-textual elements of production

Omar Franini 10/1/20 Omar Franini 10/1/20

NYFF 2020: Malmkrog

Malmkrog constitutes a fascinating yet austere experience

Alina Faulds 10/1/20 Alina Faulds 10/1/20

TIFF 2020: Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy is a beautiful neo-western that toys with different genres

Jakub Flasz 9/30/20 Jakub Flasz 9/30/20

Meshing Structure, Spectacle and Drama - A Polyrhythmic Recipe for Christopher Nolan's Cinema

In his latest essay, Jakub Flasz sets his sights on the filmmaking prowess of cinematic auteur Christopher Nolan and investigates the recipe that surrounds the filmmakers filmography

George Lewis 9/30/20 George Lewis 9/30/20

Savage

Amidst all the blood, brawn and profanity, there’s an undercurrent of warmth in Savage, a feature-debut by New Zealand director Sam Kelly

Oliver Swift 9/30/20 Oliver Swift 9/30/20

Ava

Disgustingly lacklustre and off genre, this action thriller has dull action and zero thrills

Jak Luke Sharp 9/29/20 Jak Luke Sharp 9/29/20

ClapperCast - Episode 21: Antebellum, The Devil All the Time

On episode 21 of ClapperCast, the team discuss the highly controversial Antebellum and the ensemble epic The Devil All the Time

Alina Faulds 9/29/20 Alina Faulds 9/29/20

TIFF 2020: Good Joe Bell

Good Joe Bell is a failure for anyone even remotely plugged into the LGBTQ+ community

Owen Hiscock 9/29/20 Owen Hiscock 9/29/20

Away

Despite multiple shortcomings, Away is not necessarily a waste of time

Alina Faulds 9/28/20 Alina Faulds 9/28/20

TIFF 2020: Beans

Beans is a film that is demanding Canadians to wake up and listen to its First Nations peoples

Alexander Holmes 9/28/20 Alexander Holmes 9/28/20

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

Charlie Batista 9/28/20 Charlie Batista 9/28/20

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

Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/20 Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/20

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