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Bird: Horses and Feathers and Bugs, Oh My

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Bird, the latest feature from celebrated British filmmaker Andrea Arnold (Red Road), sees the director circling back to her old stomping grounds with a...

In Focus | Andrea Arnold

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Agatha All Along – A Review

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Returns: A Gothic Revival for Halloween Night

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Drama in the Vatican – Film Review of Conclave

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The Talk of the Ton – Bridgerton Review

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Dearest Gentle Reader, A cliché, but one cannot begin a review of Bridgerton without those three words. Bridgerton is a romance series, I would say...

A Promise of Blood – House of the Dragon Review

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A Triumph or a Failure – The Bear Review

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Shogun: A Japanese Power Game Captivates the Western World 

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Entering “Fallout” – A Review

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Festivals

Festivals

Toronto Film Festival 2024 | The Life of Chuck

Cara-Lynn Branch -
I did not go to the festival expecting to see the People’s Choice Winner. I was pretty sure I wouldn’t because I focused on...
Festivals

Toronto Film Festival 2024 | Daughter’s Daughter 

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Xi Huang showed a lot of technical skill in making Daughter’s Daughter. The composition of every shot was impeccable, right down to the wardrobe...

Toronto Film Festival 2024 | The Substance

Ester Bovard -
The Substance, one of the most anticipated releases of the year, is finally set to arrive in Canadian cinemas this week. Starring Demi Moore...

Toronto Film Festival 2024 | Sketch

Cara-Lynn Branch -
A certain magic happens when you mix a little horror/adventure with compelling child actors, you get films like The Goonies, Jumanji, or Super 8,...

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A Room of Our Own: Rediscovering Identity and Legacy Through Music, Dance, and Film

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In A Room of Our Own, Jude Adams takes us on a deeply personal journey, revisiting and reimagining songs from her past albums through acoustic...
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Fighting Demons: Jay Chorney on Redemption, Resilience, and the Inner Battle in “Never Back Down”

Patrick Roy -
Introduction: In his short film Never Back Down, Jay Chorney introduces us to John Enzio, a man caught between the shadows of his past...

Never Back Down: A Different Kind of One-Man Show

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Necessity is the mother of invention, as Jay Chorney proves with his short film Never Back Down. Shooting nearly entirely on a smartphone, Chorney...

Heirloom: Navigating Family, Identity, and Surrogacy in LGBTQ+ Narratives

Patrick Roy -
Introduction: In "Heirloom," the filmmaker delves into the complexities of family, identity, and the evolving dynamics of LGBTQ+ relationships through a compelling narrative that...

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Forgotten Gems

Forgotten Gems

The Hawks and the Sparrow, Pasolini’s most difficult signature work

Giulia Dickmans -
An almost full moon in a cloudy sky offers a static background to the most dynamic opening credits of The Hawks and the Sparrows...
Forgotten Gems

What are the Beasts in Beasts of the Southern Wild?

Chris McClure -
The most interesting interpretations of Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, those from Silpa Kovvali for the Atlantic and Kelly Candaele for the...

Revisiting 101 Dalmatians 

Cara-Lynn Branch -
With the live-action Cruella newly arrived on Disney+ via Premier Access, it’s worth looking back on 1996’s 101 Dalmatians starring Glenn Close as Cruella. Critics at the time...

Robert Altman’s Re-invention of Private Eye in The Long Goodbye

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Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe is one of the best loved and most enduring of private eyes. Chandler’s plots can sometimes be confusing. Howard Hawks...

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Niagara Falls International Short Festival Online Screening

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The Niagara Falls International Short Festival is a seasonal online film festival dedicated to showcasing short films. With an emphasis on brevity and creativity,...
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Interview with Kim Ji-Yong, “Decision to Leave” cinematographer

Cara-Lynn Branch -
Decision to Leave is the latest film from South Korean director/writer/producer Park Chan-wook. In making this film, he worked with cinematographer Kim Ji-yong. We...

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