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  'Crows Are White' Is Perfectly Imperfect

  Directed by Ahsen Nadeem

  PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2022

  Crows Are White examines the ascetic lives of Buddhist monks living on a mountain near Kyoto, Japan — but rather than the deferential tone...

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  '​The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks' Is the Tribute These Legends Deserve

  Directed by Reg Harkema

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2022

  With a new season of The Kids in the Hall hitting Amazon Prime next month, it's a good time to reintroduce the Kids to Canada and the world...

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  ​'We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)' Is a Lighthearted Look at the Impending Apocalypse

  Directed by Victoria Lean

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2022

  The end of the world hasn't been far from anyone's minds lately, but for Canadian actor, comedian and director Jay Baruchel, this is a conc...

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  Courtney Barnett's 'Anonymous Club' Is a Intimate Glimpse into Artistic Self-Doubt

  Directed by Danny Cohen

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2022

  The tour behind Courtney Barnett's 2018 album Tell Me How You Really Feel was fantastic, with noisy shows that emphasized ferocious grunge...

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  CUFF.Docs Review: Ramen Documentary 'Come Back Anytime' Is Worth Savouring

  Directed by John Daschbach

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2021

  Anyone watching Come Back Anytime will surely be reminded of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the acclaimed 2011 documentary about the master sushi ch...

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  'A.rtificial I.mmortality' Is a Less Sinister Take on the Usual AI Narrative

  Directed by Ann Shin

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021

  Autonomous artificial lifeforms are an inevitability. In some ways, sufficiently intelligent androids already exist in our timeline. But th...

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  'Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson' Demystifies Music Production

  Created by Morgan Neville

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2021

  Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson could easily be dry. This is, after all, a music producer making a show about music production, and he tal...

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  'Summer of Soul' Is a Political Snapshot Wrapped Up in a Concert Film

  Directed by Questlove

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2021

  In the summer of 1969, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in New York for a celebration of love, music and countercultural activism....