Alex Heeney takes a look at some of the best films from so-called Canada to premiere this fall, including Bootlegger, Albedo, and Portraits from a …
Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
On colonialism: Wochiigii lo, Returning Home and Coextinction
Three documentaries directed by women — Wochiigii lo, Returning Home, and Coextinction —draw connections between environmental destruction, species extinction, …
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Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road is a moving family drama
Panah Panahi's feature debut, Hit the Road, is a character study of a family on the road to help their eldest son escape the country. The film screens at NYFF …
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A Tale of Love and Desire is a sensitive coming-of-ager
In Leyla Bouzid’s A Tale of Love and Desire, things get complicated for eighteen-year-old Ahmed (Sami Outabali) when love and desire become intertwined. The …
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Last of the Right Whales is a beautiful nature doc
Nadine Pequeneza’s The Last of the Right Whales, which premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival, tracks how humans have caused disasters for right …
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The Worst Person in the World is deeply romantic but not a romance
Joachim Trier's joyful, hopeful The Worst Person in the World follows Julie in the midst of an existential crisis and makes her thought process …
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