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Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.

A woman holds up a sign that reads 'Democracy without cliteracy? Phallusy.' The image is a still from The Dilemma of Desire.

Orla Smith / November 2, 2020

Raindance Review: The Dilemma of Desire will change the way you think about sex

Maria Finitzo’s documentary The Dilemma of Desire uses Sophia Wallace’s art as a jumping off point to explore how patriarchy has shaped women’s relationship to sexual desire.

Alex Heeney / October 29, 2020

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Antisemitism and more at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival

We recommend what to watch at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival this weekend, including When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and Antisemitism. Films are available across Ontario.

Alex Heeney / October 23, 2020

I Am Greta is part of the problem it portrays

Nathan Grossman’s I Am Greta about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the story of the girl behind the figurehead but fails to take an interest in what matters most to her.

Alex Heeney / October 23, 2020

Food is the language of love in Coming Home Again

Wayne Wang’s Coming Home Again is a heartfelt story of a first generation Korean-American grieving as he takes care of his mother as she dies of cancer.

An older man and his daughter sit at a bar in Sofia Coppola's On the Rocks. The text on the image says, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / October 22, 2020

On the Rocks is a retrograde disappointment from Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola’s latest, On the Rocks, is a vague and out of touch depiction of a working mother’s relationship crisis.

Alex Heeney / October 22, 2020

ImagineNative 2020 highlights great Indigenous films

The 2020 ImagineNative Film Festival is entirely online this year, and highlights include: Monkey Beach, Inconvenient Indian, and shorts like Lichen and Becoming Nakuset.

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