Reviews: Agent of Happiness from Hot Docs 2024 May 3, 2024 Are the people of Bhutan truly happy? Agent of Happiness, follows a pair of agents as they interview people for the 2022 Gross National Happiness survey. Continue Reading
Reviews: Whatever It Takes from Hot Docs 2024 May 1, 2024 Whatever It Takes, directed by Jenny Carchman, is a gripping true-crime documentary centred around the 2019 stalking scandal of Ina and David Steiner. Continue Reading
Reviews: Hundreds of Beavers February 16, 2024 Hundreds of Beavers wears its inspirations on its sleeve. An irreverent, black-and-white, live-action cartoon, it’s a survivalist western by way of Looney Tunes. Continue Reading
Reviews: Gran Turismo November 29, 2023 The highlight of Gran Turismo are the racing scenes, which are skillfully shot and edited, the film’s pace keeping up with the cars. Continue Reading
Reviews: Bad CGI Gator November 22, 2023 A group of teens being chased by a clearly computer-animated alligator is a great premise for a joke. And then it keeps trying to do it again with diminishing returns. Continue Reading
Review: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes November 20, 2023 Nearly 10 after The Hunger Games saga concluded with Mockingjay, director Francis Lawrence returns with an adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Continue Reading
Reviews: Hey Viktor! from ImagineNATIVE 2023 November 3, 2023 In Cody Lightning’s debut film Hey Viktor!, Lightning plays a lightly fictionalized version of himself attempting to revitalize his failing career with a spiritual successor to his most famous film. Named for a notable line in Smoke Signals, Lightning’s 1998 acting debut, Hey Viktor! is a wildly funny look at minor fame that packs a surprising amount of heart. Continue Reading
Reviews: Late Night With The Devil from Toronto After Dark Film Festival October 25, 2023 Presented as the original master tapes from the most scandalous episode of a fictional TV talk show, Late Night is a slow-burn psychological horror that’s as funny as it is terrifying and as gripping as it is kitschy. Continue Reading
Reviews: Fancy Dance from ImagineNATIVE 2023 October 23, 2023 Centred around the coming-of-age of a young Seneca-Cayuga girl on a road trip with her aunt, Fancy Dance deftly weaves in themes of cultural assimilation, missing and murdered indigenous women, and apathy towards crime against Native Americans. Continue Reading
Reviews: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person From TIFF 2023 September 12, 2023 Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is nothing if not ambitious. The feature directing debut of Ariane Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire juggles multiple genres while exploring themes of trauma, parenting, and depression. Unfortunately, Humanist Vampire stumbles as often as it works, resulting in a fun, but shallow experience. Continue Reading
