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Reviews: Jimpa from IFFO 2026

March 23, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 Jimpa, a coming of age drama from director Sophie Hyde, stars John Lithgow as Jim and Olivia Colman as his daughter…

Reviews: We Are Pat from IFFO 2026

March 20, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 We Are Pat, from director Ro Haber delves into many questions surrounding the comedic phenomenon that was ‘It’s Pat!’ on Saturday…

Reviews: Et maintenant? from IFFO 2026

March 19, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Et maintenant? (What Now?), a Franco-Ontarian drama, is the latest from director Jocleyn Forgues. It follows the journey of Paul (Pierre…

Reviews: Days and Nights in the Forest – Restoration

March 18, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 When discussing cinematic canons, a few names are more prominent in the discussions. Lately, we have discussed the works of Chantal…

Reviews: The President’s Cake

March 11, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 The vast majority of American kids stand at the start of their school day and say the Pledge of Allegiance to…

Reviews: Trio – Restoration

March 9, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 In 2004, at the Cannes Film Festival, a filmmaker became a festival sensation. Despite not winning the Palme d’Or, the most…

Reviews: Sundance Shorts Round Up

March 5, 2026

Sundance 2026 has come and gone with a lot of word of mouth for many of the films screened during the festival. Their virtual…

Reviews: André is an Idiot

March 4, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Director Tony Benna’s oft funny, oft heartfelt documentary André is an Idiot follows the journey of André Ricciardi after he’s diagnosed…

Reviews: Papaya from Berlinale 2026

February 26, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 A citrus-colored summer radiates from the screen in any viewing of Papaya, the wordless, cheerfully animated feature debut from Brazilian writer…

Reviews: Song Sung Blue – Physical Release

February 20, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend Song Sung Blue is the latest film from Craig Brewer who has made a career out of musical…