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  Herb Alpert Is… Review: Melted Butter

  Nostalgic music doc will delight fans of the famous trumpeter in Herb Alpert Is…

  Film Reviews By Pat Mullen • Published October 22nd, 2020

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  Shadow of Dumont Review: A Goofy Voyage through Canadian Colonialism

  Shadow of Dumont takes a personal and comedic approach to Métis history and the story of Gabriel Dumont.

  Film Reviews By Pat Mullen • Published October 22nd, 2020

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  The Unseen Review: Cardboard City

  Behzad Nalbandi’s animated doc The Unseen provides an intimate portrait of five Iranian homeless women in a most unusual shelter.

  Film Reviews By Serene Husni • Published October 22nd, 2020

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  Les Heures Heureuses Review: Attracted to Ghosts

  Les heures heureuses screens at Toronto’s Rendezous with Madness festival.

  Film Reviews By Jason Gorber • Published October 21st, 2020

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  Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You Review: Still the Boss

  Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You reunites the Boss with the E Street Band without missing a beat.

  Film Reviews By Pat Mullen • Published October 21st, 2020

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  Army of Lovers in the Holy Land Review: Chosen to Get Freaky

  Sexualized silliness meets soul-searching in Army of Lovers in the Holy Land.

  Film Reviews By Jason Gorber • Published October 20th, 2020

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  Totally Under Control Review: Trump’s Pandemic of Stupidity

  Totally Under Control examines Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.

  Film Reviews By Pat Mullen • Published October 15th, 2020

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  Makongo Review: The Power of Good Grub

  Makongo is an observational film that chronicles a Pygmy community’s fight for education.

  Film Reviews By Pat Mullen • Published October 15th, 2020

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  Ecstasy Review: A Fragmented Tango of Ideas and Desires

  Moara Passoni’s Ecstasy is a fragmented and elusive study of eating disorders.

  Film Reviews By Pat Mullen • Published October 14th, 2020

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  Winter’s Yearning Review: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

  Winter’s Yearning is a reminder that hope can be cruel when placed in the hands of corporations.

  Film Reviews By Trevor Hogg • Published October 13th, 2020