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Reviews: Minotaur from CIFF 2026

October 12, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur is a relatively simple story made incredibly complex and nuanced by its circumstances. The basic premise follows Gleb…

Reviews: Late Fame

October 11, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 The strength of Kent Jones’ Late Fame lies in the friction it creates between former poet Ed Saxberger and the world…

Reviews: Infinitely Dense from TIFF 2026

October 9, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 A recently divorced man has an entertainment AI system installed in his home in Infinitely Dense. Director Ace Thor’s feature debut…

Reviews: Yellow Letters from VIFF 2026

October 8, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In IIlker Çatak’s follow up to his excellent film The Teachers’ Lounge, he sets his sights on modern day Türkiye and…

Reviews: Black Zombie

October 7, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Ed. note: read our original capsule review of Black Zombie by Elysia Brenner from Hot Docs 2026. Afro-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker Maya Annik…

Reviews: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother from CIFF 2026

October 6, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, directed by Bassem Tariq, follows Latif (Mahershala Ali) who, after the sudden passing of his…

Reviews: The Debut from CIFF 2026

October 5, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 The world of community theatre is the backdrop for The Debut, the latest film from Jesse Eisenberg as a director, writer,…

Reviews: The Stunt Driver from CIFF 2026

October 2, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Truth is stranger than fiction, and wild characters aren’t always a creation of the movies. They’re out there in real life;…

Reviews: Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret of the First Emperor from TIFF 2026

October 1, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 After the emperor is killed, his niece sets out on a secret mission to stop the assassins from destroying his legacy…

Reviews: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. – Physical Release

September 30, 2026

Final Rating: 4.5/5 4K UHD Recommendation: Recommend Back in 1970, Judy Blume published the seminal novel, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” to…