Calgary International Film Festival

Coming-of-age comedy Drinkwater might be one of the most Canadian films of all time [CIFF review]

This sweet and funny coming-of-age might as well come with its own Canadian passport. Read our review of Stephen Campanelli's…

3 years ago

The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw writer-director Thomas Robert Lee on his folk horror inspirations, “elevated horror,” his director’s cut, and more

The film's writer-director on what's included in his director's cut, his thoughts on the "elevated horror" tag, what the film…

4 years ago

Riz Ahmed plays a rapper struck by a rare illness in the remarkable Mogul Mowgli [CIFF]

Riz Ahmed gives one of the best performances of the year in this multi-layered look at cultural identity.

4 years ago

Shiva Baby is a wickedly funny comedy about modern Jewish family dynamics [CIFF]

A young woman's life unravels during one afternoon in Emma Seligman's outstanding feature debut.

4 years ago

You can’t escape your past in the unsettling Canadian horror film Bright Hill Road [CIFF]

Calgary filmmaker Robert Cuffley crafts an effective look at the debilitating effects of trauma and guilt.

4 years ago

Tony Hale plays a schlub obsessed with Elizabeth Banks in the sweet and quirky ‘Eat Wheaties!’ [CIFF]

Hale leads an incredible cast including Paul Walter Hauser, Alan Tudyk, Elisha Cuthbert, and more.

4 years ago

Girl review: Bella Thorne and Mickey Rourke (!) square off in a gritty revenge thriller [Fantastic Fest/CIFF]

Bella Thorne stars as a young woman out to kill her deadbeat dad in this clever and twisty thriller.

4 years ago

TIFF 2020 review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

The sequel to 2003's The Corporation looks at the deadly consequences of big business running unchecked across the globe.

4 years ago