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Blog: Toronto After Dark Film Festival Preview

October 13, 2025

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival, which plays the best in horror, thriller and sci-fi films begins and we preview 4 films at the festival.

Blog: Genre Gems Film Festival Preview

October 1, 2025

From October 1st to 5th the inaugural Genre Gems Film Festival will bring some of the best genre films to the nation’s capital in…

Blog: 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival Preview

September 29, 2025

The Vancouver International Film Festival is celebrating its 44th year of playing the best local and international films. Every year they get a great…

Blog: 2025 Fantasia Film Festival Preview

July 17, 2025

The 2025 edition of Fantasia is here! Running from July 16th-August 3rd, we are very excited to cover Fantasia for fifth year in a row

Blog: A Collection of 2025 Canadian Screen Award Reviews

May 30, 2025

Here is a collection of reviews from 21 different Canadian Screen Award nominated films including Universal Language, The Apprentice, Humane and more!

Blog: 2025 San Francisco Film Festival Preview

April 19, 2025

The San Francisco International Film Festival returns for its 68th iteration this year from April 17th through 27th. We have the top picks to see!

Blog: Celebrating National Canadian Film Day 2025

April 16, 2025

Today is National Canadian Film Day and I asked some fellow Canadian contributors to pick two favourite Canadian films to wax poetically about.

Blog: A Collection of 2025 Oscar Nominated Reviews

February 27, 2025

This weekend is the 97th Oscars! We covered film festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, New York Film…

Blog: 2025 If We Were Oscar Voters

February 26, 2025

We are back for a fifth year in a row proving that Dakota and Rachel Ho have better taste than Oscar voters. We made…

Blog: 2025 Oscar Primer Part 7

February 20, 2025

I find myself having a bit more time this Oscar season, so I’m dusting off an old regular feature I used to write. Every…