What do you do if the government forbids you from making films? If you are Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, you make films about not being able to make films. The most recent of these films is No Bear. Sadly, it may be the last for some time. In 2010, Panahi was charged with making propaganda…
EPIC SPOILERS IN THIS COMMENTARY. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN?T SEEN THE FILM They wrote his death into the story! Not a casual mention. Or a start with the all white funeral scene and tribute. Ryan Coogler added T?Challa/Chadwick?s Into. The. Movie – specifically stating that he died of a disease. I wept. Grief. …
Manifest West like a lot of indie films strives to make the most of its resources. In doing so it reveals some its excellent part that are held together by a loose story. This creates a film where the passion and excitement are shown in every shot and line in the movie. This same enthusiasm…
Directed by Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom, Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill is a powerful story of one woman?s passion to find meaning in a world of madness. Set in 1970s LA, Lost Angel unearths the music?and the legacy?of Judee Sill, one of the most intriguing voices of the folk music era that helped define a generation….
Directed by C.B. Stockfleth,?The Elephant 6 Recording Co. is a fascinating documentary that explores the creative explosion of one of music?s most unique collectives. Set in the 1990s,?Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel?and?The Apples in Stereo?grew out of rural Athens, Georgia into a production company fueled by psychedelic sounds and a creative explosion unlike any…
Why is there still genocide? Supposedly the nations of the world have said ?Never again.? And yet, it continues in so many places while the world stands by and watches?often wringing our hands nervously. Israeli documentarian Dror Moreh?s The Corridors of Power offers us a compelling look at US foreign policy vis ? vis genocide…
It was never going to be an easy task. After death after the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, the return to the Black Panther franchise became frought with controversy and challenges. Whether it was the rallying cry to recast T?Challa, or simply attempting to create a project that honours the legacy of one of Marvel?s greatest heroes,…
Directed by Sascha Just,?Ellis?is a loving portrait of one of jazz music?s most towering figures. Having lived through the Jim Crow era of New Orleans, Ellis Marsalis used his musical talent to create new fusions that redefined the genre. What?s more, through his music and teaching, Marsalis helped generations to defy the rules of segregation…
Causeway stars Jennifer Lawrence in a film that sees the girl on fire?s return to the kind of acclaimed performances she was giving before she became a box office mainstay. Now in her return she has the producing power to select her own scripts and hire directors she wants to work with. Causeway marks the…
Wendell and Wild is one of the most ambitious and bizarre films of the 2020s. It is also the second Netflix movie to premiere at TIFF this year that uses hot sauce as blood. Bet you can?t figure out what the second one is. The film follows young teenage Katherine Knoiqua Elliot (Lyric Ross)–though she…
