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Reviews: The Ballad of Judas Priest from Hot Docs 2026

May 3, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 The Ballad of Judas Priest, directed by Sam Dunn and Tom Morello,explores the history and impact of one of the most…

Reviews: House of Hope from Hot Docs 2026

May 2, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Since the Nakba, the first great disruption of the Palestinian life in 1948, Israel has controlled the borders and the occupation…

Reviews: My Foreign Land from Hot Docs 2026

May 1, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 João Moreira Salles is one of the most relevant Brazilian documentary filmmakers. He is the director of films such as Santiago,…

Reviews: A Distant Call from Hot Docs 2026

April 30, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 A gender non-conforming spiritual leader prepares to embark on Islam’s most important pilgrimage in the fly-on-the-wall documentary A Distant Call, directed…

Reviews: The Sandbox from Hot Docs 2026

April 29, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 In modern society, one of the most complex issues is immigration. In an era where globalization is a central theme in…

Reviews: Black Zombie from Hot Docs 2026

April 27, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Afro-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward has spent most of her life being told that her quest for answers to her own…

Reviews: I Understand Your Displeasure

April 21, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 A cleaning service manager in charge of crews at several worksites is putting out fires, dealing with disillusioned workers and unsatisfied…

Reviews: Two Women

April 17, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Two Women (Deux femmes en or), a French Canadian dramedy from director Chloé Robichaud, penned by Catherine Léger, delves into the…

Reviews: Primavera from IFFO 2026

April 14, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Primavera, an Italian French co-production, is director Damiano Michieletto’s musically laden tale of talent, dreams and a yearning for the freedom…

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…