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Reviews: Mongrels

May 20, 2025

Jerome Yoo’s directorial debut Mongrels follows a family of three who emigrate from Korea to the Canadian prairies told in a triptych fashion.

Reviews: Hunting Daze

May 19, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Pack mentality is a difficult behavior to wrap your head around if you haven’t experienced it. It often has two major…

Reviews: Sister Midnight

May 16, 2025

Final Rating: 4.5/5 A jolt of unexpected blues music in the first scene immediately upends viewer expectations of the darkly humorous Sister Midnight. It’s…

San Fransisco International Film Festival Round Up – Part 2

May 15, 2025

Part 2 of our San Fransisco International Film Festival round up includes reviews of BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions, Dating Game and Cutting Through Rocks.

Reviews: I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

May 9, 2025

Catherine Coulson was a long time friend and collaborator of the late David Lynch though she’s most famously known for her role as the iconic Log Lady in the hit television series, Twin Peaks.

Reviews: My Boyfriend the Fascist from Hot Docs 2025

May 9, 2025

In My Boyfriend The Fascist, director Matthias Lintner watches as his partner starts aligning with far right political groups and challenges their relationship.

Reviews: Mama from Hot Docs 2025

May 8, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 How do you move on with your life when you get a cancer diagnosis at 37 years old? In Mama, the…

Reviews: The Secret Lives of My Three Men from Hot Docs 2025

May 7, 2025

The film tells the story of three men in the directors life and their connection to the history of Brazil. There is her grandfather, father and godfather.