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Reviews: Trial of Hein from VIFF 2026

October 18, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 In Trial of Hein, the debut film from young German filmmaker Kai Stänicke, a man returns to an isolated fishing island…

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Reviews: Paper Tiger from VIFF 2026

October 17, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 In James Gray’s latest film, Paper Tiger, the bond between brothers is pushed to its absolute limit when one of them…

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Reviews: Club Kid from VIFF 2026

October 16, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 In Jordan Firstman’s incredible debut feature film, Club Kid, a thirty-something gay club promoter learns that he has a 10 year…

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Reviews: Edie Arnold is a Loser from CIFF 2026

October 15, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 In the independent teen comedy Edie Arnold Is A Loser, Edie Arnold (Adi Madden Cabrera) is…well, a loser. At least she…

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Reviews: Filipiñana from CIFF 2026

October 14, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 At a high-end golf and country club near Manila, a 17-year-old girl named Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto) works as one of the…

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346: 2026 VIFF Wrap Up

October 13, 2026

The 45th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival ran from October 1st to the 11th and we talk about some of our favourite…

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Reviews: Minotaur from CIFF 2026

October 12, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur is a relatively simple story made incredibly complex and nuanced by its circumstances. The basic premise follows Gleb…

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Reviews: Late Fame

October 11, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 The strength of Kent Jones’ Late Fame lies in the friction it creates between former poet Ed Saxberger and the world…

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Blog: Toronto After Dark Film Festival Preview

October 10, 2026

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival runs from October 14th-18th, celebrating horror and genre films. This year they are screening 14 feature films and…

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Reviews: Infinitely Dense from TIFF 2026

October 9, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 A recently divorced man has an entertainment AI system installed in his home in Infinitely Dense. Director Ace Thor’s feature debut…

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