Alex Heeney reviews the new Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release of Joan Micklin Silver's Chilly Scenes of Winter. Despite (or perhaps because of) the …
Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
Philippe Faucon’s Les Harkis tackles colonial violence towards Algerian soldiers during the Algerian War of Independence
In Philippe Faucon's film Les Harkis, set in the final years of the Algerian War of Independence, it's a losing battle for the Algerian soldiers in the French …
Whistler Reviews: Jason James’ Exile and Bruce Miller’s Conviction
Jason James's feature Exile (starring Adam Beach) and Bruce Miller's short Conviction both tell stories of a previously incarcerated Indigenous man struggling …
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Review: Other People’s Children is Rebecca Zlotowski’s best film
Alex Heeney reviews Rebecca Zlotowski's new film Other People's Children, about a woman approaching forty, trying to figure out how to be a parent when she may …
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Dr. Jules Koostachin’s Broken Angel, MisTik, and more at ImagineNative 2022
The 2022 ImagineNative Film Festival was a showcase for new talents: Dr. Jules Koostachin's Broken Angel and MisTik, and Gail Maurice's ROSIE. As the …
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TIFF Review: The Swearing Jar is an existential crisis film with two romances
Alex Heeney reviews Lindsay Mackay's second feature film, The Swearing Jar, an existential crisis film with two romances. There’s a scene in Patricia …
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