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TIFF 2024
TIFF 2024: The Mother and the Bear (by Johnny Ma) | Review
Johnny Ma’s "The Mother and the Bear" is a celebration of cultures and an analysis of self-discovery, joined by a…
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TIFF 2024
TIFF 2024: Shook (by Amar Wala) | Review
"While the mind may be muddled, one's heart must be in its proper place," proclaims director Amar Wala through his…
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Spotlight: Documentary
Venice 2024 (Orizzonti): Who Loves the Sun (by Arshia Shakiba) | Review
In a suffocating film, men turned makeshift oil refiners work a decaying oil site in northern Syria. Visually stunning, Arshia…
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Filmfest München 2024
Filmfest München 2024: Allen Sunshine (by Harley Chamandy) | Review
Harley Chamandy's film invites audiences into the secluded world of Allen Sunshine, a renowned music mogul who, following the loss of…
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Fantasia 2024
Fantasia 2024: Anticipated Films From the Lineup
Since 1996, the Fantasia International Film Festival has brought independent genre films from all across the world to Montreal. Today,…
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Competition): The Shrouds (by David Cronenberg) | Review
David Cronenberg enters espionage, conspiracy, and longing in one of his most personal and evocative films yet, in competition at…
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Competition): Oh, Canada (by Paul Schrader) | Review
Paul Schrader devises a self-reflexive confessional film in "Oh, Canada," one of his smallest but most emotional films yet, presented…
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Hot Docs 2024
Hot Docs 2024: Yintah (by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano) | Review
The fight, courage, resilience, and aura of two First Nations leaders shine through every frame of "Yintah," a raw, urgent…
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Hot Docs 2024
Hot Docs 2024: Asbestos (by Vanessa Gauvin-Brodeur) | Review
The renaming of a small Quebec town crystallizes a poignant narrative of resilience amidst economic upheaval in "Asbestos." Skillfully crafted,…
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Hot Docs 2024
Hot Docs 2024: A French Youth (by Jérémie Battaglia) | Review
"A French Youth" vividly portrays the hurdles faced by two modern-day gladiators in Camargue races, juggling the pursuit of thrills…
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