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Reviews: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person From TIFF 2023

September 12, 2023

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is nothing if not ambitious. The feature directing debut of Ariane Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire juggles multiple genres while exploring themes of
trauma, parenting, and depression. Unfortunately, Humanist Vampire stumbles as often as it works,
resulting in a fun, but shallow experience.

Reviews: Tautuktavuk (What We See) from TIFF 2023

September 11, 2023

Tautuktavuk (What We See), plays out like an Italian Neorealist film, something that is akin to the works of Vittorio de Sica and Roberto Rossellini. The film is set up as two elder sisters, Saqpinak played by one half of the directors Carol Kunnuk, and Uyarak played by the other director Lucy Tulugarjuk, separated in different parts of the country during the initial wave of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Reviews: I Don’t Know Who You Are from TIFF 2023

September 8, 2023

After he is sexually assaulted, musician Benjamin spends the weekend trying to get money for HIV-preventative treatment. Embarrassed, confused, and with his pride and life both on the line and at odds with each other, Benjamin turns to extra work and begging old friends for extra cash.

Reviews: Sometimes I Think About Dying From Fantasia Festival 2023

August 7, 2023

Sometimes I Think About Dying, starring Daisy Ridley, is a small film that will leave a big impression on viewers and stick in their minds the rest of the year.

Reviews: river From Fantasia Festival 2023

August 3, 2023

Time travel movies are a tricky beast. That hasn’t stopped Japanese filmmaker Junta Yamaguchi, whose first film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes completely reinvigorated the genre.

Reviews: A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened From Fantasia Festival 2023

July 30, 2023

In what became a lesson in being careful what you wished for, viewers were instead “treated” to the now infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special. What makes it so special is that after a single airing on TV, everyone realized how terrible it was and was never screened again.