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Reviews: Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun from Hot Docs 2023

May 3, 2023

Before the Sun follows a young Indigenous woman as she tries to break out in the tough world of Indian Relay Racing.

Reviews: Satan Wants You from Hot Docs 2023

May 1, 2023

Satan Wants You is a new Canadian documentary that explores the book Michelle Remembers that eventually set off the Satanic Panic in the ’80s. The film examines whether the author really experienced Satanic ritual abuse or made the claims up.

Reviews: The Grizzlie Truth from VIFF 2022

October 7, 2022

Final Rating: 3.5/5 I’m a basketball fan. But I am from Toronto and didn’t start following the sport until I was in college, around…

Reviews: Viking from VIFF 2022

October 5, 2022

Final Rating: 4/5 Viking is a new science fiction satire from Québecois writer and director Stéphane Lafleur. The film is about how the first…

Reviews: Brother from VIFF 2022

October 3, 2022

Final Rating: 5/5 Brother opens with one of the most electrifying scenes ever put to film. Sure the scene literally takes place at a…

Reviews: Black Ice from VIFF 2022

October 2, 2022

Final Rating: 3/5 To the outside world, watching hockey feels like watching a white person’s sport. Teams rarely have more than one or two…

Reviews: Bones of Crows from VIFF 2022

September 30, 2022

Final Rating: 4/5 Marie Celements is back at the Vancouver International Film Festival, her latest film Bones of Crows opened the 41st edition of…

Reviews: ROSIE from VIFF 2022

September 29, 2022

Final Rating: 2.5/5 ROSIE is a coming of age story, that while one of the main characters is a child, is more about adults…

Reviews: Compulsus from Fantasia Festival 2022

August 9, 2022

Final Rating: 3/5 Compulsus takes the rage that many women have towards abusers, the patriarchy and institutions that protect aggressors and attacks it with…

Reviews: Topology of Sirens from Fantasia Festival 2022

July 25, 2022

Final Rating: 4/5 Topology of Sirens is an experimental film about experimental music. It is a cross between slow burning transcendental cinema and a…