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  Review: ‘In the Name of All Canadians’

  The Hot Docs original production In the Name of All Canadians does away with the navel-gazing, backslapping, and self-congratulation of Canada 150 to force the next part of the national conversation.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published June 26th, 2017

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  Review: ‘The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography’

  In The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography, Errol Morris allows his viewers, and himself, to look precisely at the quite different beauty of Polaroid, portrait photography and Elsa Dorfman.

  Film Reviews By Marc Glassman • Published June 26th, 2017

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  Review: ‘In Search of Israeli Cuisine’

  In Search of Israeli Cuisine tours the kitchens of Israel in an effort to define a national flavour.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published June 19th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Manifesto’

  Cate Blanchett plays a baker’s dozen of characters who perform artistic manifestos in this one-of-a-kind hybrid film.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published June 14th, 2017

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  Review: ‘The Babushkas of Chernobyl’

  Holly Morris and Anne Bogart’s The Babushkas of Chernobyl captures the essence of a small, estranged and exceptionally strong community.

  Film Reviews By Anastasia Akulinina • Published June 14th, 2017

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  Review: DocNow Festival - Day 1

  Review of the first screening of Ryerson’s DocNow festival, featuring films by Susan Enberg, Steph Vizi, Jeannette Breward, Ken Robinson, and Lauren Bridle

  Film Reviews By Anastasia Akulinina • Published June 14th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Things Arab Men Say’

  Nisreen Baker’s NFB doc Things Arab Men Say offers a corrective to one-dimensional Arab characters.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published June 14th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Night School’

  Andrew Cohn’s Night School follows three students as they return to class in search of second chances.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published June 13th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Abacus: Small Enough to Jail’

  Steve James finds the ultimate David and Goliath tale of the 2008 financial crisis in Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published June 1st, 2017

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  Review: ‘Score: A Film Music Documentary’

  Score: A Film Music Documentary shows that without music, film is just a body without a soul.

  Film Reviews By Patrick Mullen • Published May 31st, 2017