344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney September 15, 2026 Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin (Universal Language, The Twentieth Century) is back with a psychedelic documentary about the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney,… Continue Reading
Reviews: Head to Head from TIFF 2026 September 14, 2026 Final Rating: 3.5/5 Head to Head is a briskly paced satire of the Iranian media censors. Featuring a film-within-a-film and frank discussions of women’s… Continue Reading
Reviews: Smudge the Blades from TIFF 2026 September 13, 2026 Final Rating: 2.5/5 A down-on-his-luck former hockey player becomes coach for a reserve’s failing under-18 team in the Canadian film Smudge the Blades. Writer,… Continue Reading
Reviews: Crime Wave – Physical Release September 12, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend There is a certain crop of directors from the classic Hollywood period that, for decades, lived on more… Continue Reading
Reviews: Children Untold from TIFF 2026 September 11, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Children Untold, directed by Miwa Nishikawa, stars Ami Koyae as Kotoko, a young girl who evacuates Tokyo before the end of… Continue Reading
343: 2026 Toronto International Film Festival Preview September 8, 2026 The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 10-20th and Dakota and Jeff preview four films each they are excited… Continue Reading
Reviews: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad – Physical Release September 3, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Enthusiastic Recommend The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, directed by Nathan Juran, is a throwback to an era when epics… Continue Reading
Reviews: Colony from Fantasia Festival 2026 September 2, 2026 Final Rating: 3/5 Zombies with a hivemind take over a Seoul shopping mall in Colony. Director Yeon Sang-ho’s horror film boasts impressive effects and… Continue Reading
342: Canadian Film Draft September 1, 2026 Recently The Big Picture Podcast visited TIFF headquarters and did a Canadian film draft, unfortunately it missed the mark for us at CZP. So… Continue Reading
Review: The Cameraman – Physical Release August 31, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Blu-ray Recommendation: Do Not Recommend When people think of the greatest comedians from the silent era the top three answers are… Continue Reading
