Alanis Obomsawin's new short film, Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, is a powerful presentation preserved on film.Click here to find all of our TIFF 2021 …
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Ep. 109: TIFF 2021, part 1
On the first of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss the films we saw before the festival began. This includes the new film from site favourite Joachim Trier, …
TIFF Review: Learn to Swim is treading water
Thyrone Tommy's feature debut, Learn to Swim, is all vibe with little substance but it nails the milieu of twentysomething jazz musicians in Canada.Click here …
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Oscar Peterson: Black + White does a disservice to its subject
Barry Avrich's documentary Oscar Peterson: Black + White barely scratches the surface of the great jazz pianist's life, music, and legacy.It’s hard to believe …
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TIFF Review: Scarborough is one of the festival’s most stirring crowdpleasers
Scarborough, from directors Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai, is a big-hearted portrait of families in a low-income neighbourhood.Click here to find all of our …
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Devery Jacobs: ‘I had never seen it be done until I started doing it’
Actress-director-writer-producer Devery Jacobs discusses her career-long love of storytelling, from Rhymes for Young Ghouls to Reservation Dogs.In Jeff …
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