Review: ‘A Dog’s Life’
Hélène Choquette gives a down-to-earth and sincerely humane portrait of the nation’s homeless in A Dog’s Life.
Review: ‘The Legacy of Frida Kahlo’
Tadasuke Kotani's The Legacy of Frida Kahlo is a compelling portrait of the artist and is haunted by her legend.
Review: ‘Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World’
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World sees Werner Herzog come to grips with the Internet, this most strange of human creations.
Review: ‘Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest’
Katja Gauriloff's Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest combines mythical storytelling with a deep sense of compassion for the Skolt Sami community.
Review: ‘After Circus’
Viveka Melki invites audiences to swing under the big top in her wonderful feature debut After Circus.
Review: ‘Tower’
Tower by Keith Maitland is a fascinating animated documentary that’s innovative and ambitious with its look at a University of Texas shooting.
Review: ‘Aim for the Roses’
John Bolton brings the WTF factor to Hot Docs with the bizarre, ambitious, and ridiculously entertaining Aim for the Roses.
Review: ‘Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John’
Chelsea McMullan's Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John is one of most original and off-the-cuff documentaries at Hot Docs.
Review: ‘Random Acts of Legacy’
Random Acts of Legacy restores decaying home movies shot by Silas Fung and, in turn, considers the representation of Asian-American lives.
Review: ‘Natural Disorder’
Jacob Nossell mounts an ambitious production within Natural Disorder, but it turns into a head-scratcher rather than a mind-blower.