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Reviews: The Sandbox from Hot Docs 2026

April 29, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 In modern society, one of the most complex issues is immigration. In an era where globalization is a central theme in…

Reviews: Our Hero Balthazar

April 28, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Our Hero Balthazar, the feature debut of writer-director Oscar Boyson, is a pitch-black Gen Z satire about finding belonging in an…

Reviews: Black Zombie from Hot Docs 2026

April 27, 2026

Final Rating: 4/5 Afro-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward has spent most of her life being told that her quest for answers to her own…

Reviews: I Understand Your Displeasure

April 21, 2026

Final Rating: 2.5/5 A cleaning service manager in charge of crews at several worksites is putting out fires, dealing with disillusioned workers and unsatisfied…

Reviews: Two Women

April 17, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 Two Women (Deux femmes en or), a French Canadian dramedy from director Chloé Robichaud, penned by Catherine Léger, delves into the…

Reviews: Primavera from IFFO 2026

April 14, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Primavera, an Italian French co-production, is director Damiano Michieletto’s musically laden tale of talent, dreams and a yearning for the freedom…

Reviews: Hamlet

April 13, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 After more than 50 adaptations of Shakespeare’s seminal work, the natural first question is: why do I need to see this…

Reviews: For Worse

April 10, 2026

Final Rating: 3/5 In For Worse, Amy Landecker stars as Lauren, a newly divorced mother in her 50s relearning how. Also written and directed…

Reviews: The Eyes of Ghana from IFFO 2026

April 9, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 The Eyes of Ghana, the latest documentary from director Ben Proudfoot, captures some of the history of the nation of Ghana,…

Reviews: Tea and Sympathy – Physical Release

April 8, 2026

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend Portrayals of homosexuality in Hollywood movies through the decades have taken many forms, especially during the thirty-plus years…