The Lowdown: Ethan Hawke is a True Detective
Has FX become the new AMC? There was a time when AMC cranked out hit after hit. From Mad Men to...
Tag: TIFF ’25
Rise of the Raven’s cast tell us about bringing bloody history to life
In this 1on1, we speak to the cast and producer of Rise of the Raven as they tell us about bringing history to life and elevating strong women.
TIFF ’25: Nouvelle Vague
Set in late 1950s Paris, Nouvelle Vague follows Jean-Luc Godard (the positively stellar Guillaume...
TIFF ’25: The President’s Cake – Fascism and Children
The President’s Cake has an amazing child performance from Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, who plays this character with command and realistic mannerisms.
TIFF ’25: Degrassi: Whatever It Takes
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes is a masterful documentary without an opinion that quietly exposes 35 years of child exploitation.
TIFF ’25: The Man In My Basement
I suppose this film is meant to make the viewer feel distressed because I not only felt sick to my stomach as I watched, but also entirely confused.
TIFF ’25: Silent Friend – Isolation & Nature
Silent Friend is a quietly ambitious film about three different people at three different points...
TIFF ’25: Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery – Take me back to 1997
Directed by Ally Pankiw, Lilith Fair is a film that will bring you to your knees, praying for a time machine to take you back to 1997.
TIFF ’25: Franz – Capitalizing on the Dead
It is a very bizarre and messy film at points. This does at times feel intentional to reflect Franz’s writing, which was very unique and controversial for his time.
TIFF ’25: Dead Lover
Grace Glowicki’s Dead Lover is as unsettling as it is tender, a punk gothic romance set in the margins of life and death.
TIFF ’25: Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League
The documentary gives insights into some of the players – who have each had different journeys, are of different backgrounds, and at different career levels, highlighting the diversity of the continent and the different stories that exist within it.
TIFF ’25: The World of Love
The World of Love is a multi-layered film that brings a lot of heart to the trauma it exposes, and simultaneously carries a lot of hope in its story.
TIFF ’25: Cover-Up – Why we need Journalism
All of Hersch’s greatest exposes come to life on film, as does he. However, with video as the future of truth and AI threatening to dupe that truth, is what we have enough?