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Reviews: Hamlet

April 13, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 After more than 50 adaptations of Shakespeare’s seminal work, the natural first question is: why do I need to see this…

Reviews: For Worse

April 10, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 In For Worse, Amy Landecker stars as Lauren, a newly divorced mother in her 50s relearning how. Also written and directed…

Reviews: The Eyes of Ghana from IFFO 2026

April 9, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 The Eyes of Ghana, the latest documentary from director Ben Proudfoot, captures some of the history of the nation of Ghana,…

Reviews: Tea and Sympathy – Physical Release

April 8, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend Portrayals of homosexuality in Hollywood movies through the decades have taken many forms, especially during the thirty-plus years…

Reviews: Meteors from IFFO 2026

April 6, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 From directors/writers Hubert Charuel and Claude La Pape, Meteors (Météors) portrays a tale of friendship, addiction, and the inevitable toll it…

Reviews: Mile End Kicks from IFFO 2026

April 3, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 From Canadian writer/director Chandler Levack, Mile End Kicks is a dramedy that follows the trials and tribulations of Grace (Barbie Ferreira)…

Reviews: Fantasy Life

April 2, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Matthew Shear’s directorial debut Fantasy Life follows Sam (Shear) and Diane (Amanda Peet) in an awkward journey of self-discovery. Sam is…

Reviews: My Salinger Year from IFFO 2026

April 1, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Ed. note: read our original review of My Salinger Year by Dakota Arsenault from Cinefest Sudbury 2020. My Salinger Year is…

Reviews: Montréal, ma belle from IFFO 2026

March 30, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 From writer/director Xiaodan He, Montréal, ma belle (Montreal, My Beautiful) is a beautifully crafted love letter to following your heart and…

Reviews: A Magnificent Life

March 27, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 In Sylvain Chomet’s A Magnificent Life, he has the easy task of making Marcel Pagnol’s life out to be extraordinary. It…