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Reviews: This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino from Hot Docs 2026

May 13, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 The Stratford Festival debuted back in 1953 as a way for a local journalist, Tom Patterson, to help the flailing community…

Reviews: The Tower That Built A City from Hot Docs 2026

May 12, 2026

Final Rating: 2/5 A new documentary argues that Toronto owes much of its status as a cultural centre to the CN Tower. The Tower…

Reviews: Omaha

May 11, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 The best thing about Cole Webley’s Omaha is how few questions it answers. In an age when films are so beholden…

Reviews: Myspace from Hot Docs 2026

May 9, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Early in the documentary Myspace, directed by Tommy Avallone, one of the most interesting questions gets posed to some of the…

Reviews: Who Is Still Alive from Hot Docs 2026

May 8, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In moments of destruction, there is an urgent necessity to flee. You ought to protect yourself and those around you, especially…

Reviews: Steal This Story, Please! from Hot Docs 2026

May 7, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Steal This Story, Please! begins with a sequence of investigative journalist Amy Goodman following Trump’s energy advisor Wells Griffith at the…

Reviews: 2026 Hot Docs Round Up – Part 1

May 6, 2026

My Body Goes to Work – dir Fernanda Molina Final Rating: 4/5 In My Body Goes to Work, directed by Fernanda Molina, Neveah May…

Reviews: Whispers in May from Hot Docs 2026

May 5, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Coming of age is a thoroughly crucial aspect of filmmaking. There is a vital element to the documentation of a very…

Reviews: Hunting Matthew Nichols

May 4, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 Hunting Matthew Nichols (2024) is a mockumentary turned found footage horror film directed by Markian Tarasiuk, written by Tarasiuk and Sean…

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…