Alex Heeney reviews Jerzy Skolimowski’s sharp, inventive, and heartbreaking film Eo, in which a donkey journeys across Europe, encountering human cruelty at …
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Essays
Riceboy Sleeps, Coyote, So Much Tenderness: Canadian immigration stories
Three Canadian immigration story films at TIFF 2022 reveal similarities in experiences and film form: Riceboy Sleeps, Coyote, and So Much …
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TIFF Review: Patrick and the Whale
Patrick and the Whale is a delightful doc about a man who just wants to be friends with sperm whales, featuring some amazing footage. Alex Heeney reviews the …
Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022
Our annual feature on the best must-see shorts at TIFF 2022 highlights films from around the world and across forms, including Bigger on the Inside and The …
12 emerging actors at TIFF 2022 to watch
In an annual feature, we pick out the TIFF 2022 emerging actor, whom we predict will be the screen stars of tomorrow: from Grace Dove to Paul Mescal. …
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Stonewalling Film Review: Surviving an unwanted pregnancy
Alex Heeney reviews Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka's film Stonewalling. China's two-child policy casts a long shadow on twenty-year-old Lynn who finds herself with …
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