Review

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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 years ago

Review: Steven Hyden’s This Isn’t Happening contextualizes the impact of Radiohead’s landmark Kid A album

Steven Hyden explores Radiohead's infamous left turn in this eminently readable new book.

6 years ago

TIFF 2020 review: Music can still bring us together in the dystopian short The Archivists

Schitt’s Creek's Noah Reid stars as a member of a traveling group of musicians in a dystopian world where art…

6 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.

6 years ago

TIFF 2020 review: Violation balances natural beauty with harrowing violence

Violation is a stunningly beautiful film that is almost impossible to watch.

6 years ago

Fantasia 2020 review: ‘Anything for Jackson’ puts a unique twist on the exorcism trope

A pregnant woman is kidnapped by a grieving elderly couple in this great Canadian horror entry.

6 years ago

Fantasia 2020 review: ‘Come True’ is guaranteed to haunt your dreams

The sophomore feature from Anthony Scott Burns is like an Amblin film filled with terrifying imagery.

6 years ago

‘Bleed With Me’: Montreal filmmaker Amelia Moses on her slow-burning psychological thriller [Fantasia]

Moses' debut is a haunting look at female friendship, anxiety, and paranoia, set in a secluded cabin in the woods.

6 years ago