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'Benediction' Captures the Complexities of a Lifetime

Directed by Terence Davies

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022

There are movies that take a lifetime. Terence Davies has a talent for creating such movies, even if they don't begin right at a protagonis...

'Charlotte' Brings an Artist Back to Life with Animation

Directed by Tahir Rana and Éric Warin

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2022

What many consider the first comic strip was an autobiographical series of paintings titled "Life? Or Theater?: A Song-Play." This series c...

'Kicking Blood' Finds the Gothic Menace in Sudbury, ON

Directed by Blaine Thurier

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2022

Blaine Thurier's Kicking Blood works on so many levels, audiences will keep on wishing for a sense of irony or a subtle one-liner until the...

'You Are Not My Mother' Is a Must-Watch for Fans of Classic Horror

Directed by Kate Dolan

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022

Kate Dolan's You Are Not My Mother is grounded in the rich soil of Irish folklore, and what emerges is a viscerally terrifying and enervati...

'Petite Maman' Captures the Wide-Eyed Wonder of Childhood

Directed by Céline Sciamma

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2022

Céline Sciamma's female gaze was all anyone could talk about during the festival season a couple of years ago thanks to her film Portrait o...

TIFF Bans Official Russian Delegations, Will Still Welcome Russian Filmmakers

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2022

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced that it is banning all official Russian delegations from its 2022 edition following t...

TIFF Eyes Return of In-Person Events for 2022 Festival

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2022

The global pandemic has led the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to take different forms in recent years, but organizers are aimi...

'Black Ice' Is a Necessary Interrogation of Hockey's Lack of Diversity

Directed by Hubert Davis

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2022

The National Hockey League remains the only North American professional sports league that has only a handful of participants from visible...