REVIEW: The Nightmare by Maurie Alioff Published on April 30, 2015January 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Rodney Ascher's The Nightmare is a not-so-terrifying follow-up to Room 237, and ultimately one of the festival's disappointments.
REVIEW: What Happened, Miss Simone? by Pat Mullen Published on April 30, 2015January 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews What Happened, Miss Simone? is a fascinating study of a music icon and is one of Liz Garbusβs best documentaries.
REVIEW: From This Day Forward by Noelle Elia Published on April 30, 2015January 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews From This Day Forward succeeds as a contemporary telling of self-acceptance, unpacking family resentments, and enduring spousal love.
REVIEW: Exotica, Erotica, Etc. by Noelle Elia Published on April 30, 2015January 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Erotica, Exotica, Etc. is an expressionistic meditation on the sea, the men who work it, and the women who love those men.
REVIEW: Over the Rainbow by Noelle Elia Published on April 30, 2015January 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Over The Rainbow is a heartwarming, itβs-never-too-late, portrait of Leny, a Dutch woman who discovered her sexual identity at 68.
DOXA 2015 Highlights by Kim Linkein Published on April 30, 2015February 3, 2022 Festivals Highlights from the 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver offer a range of non-fiction offerings from around the world.
REVIEW: Danny by Pat Mullen Published on April 28, 2015January 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews In Danny, William D. MacGillivray and Justin Simms offer a rousing portrait of former Newfoundland premiere Danny Williams.
REVIEW: Stay Awhile / Home Cooked Music by Pat Mullen Published on April 28, 2015January 5, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Jessica Edwards' portrait of The Bells, Stay Awhile, and Mike Maryniuk's animated Home Cooked Music bring two musical portraits to Hot Docs.
REVIEW: Leaving Africa by Maurie Alioff Published on April 28, 2015January 6, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews The stakes are high, but Leaving Africa is a powerful film that deals sensitively with these volatile issues.
REVIEW: Daughter of the Lake by Pat Mullen Published on April 28, 2015January 5, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Daughter of the Lake by Ernesto Cabellos DamiΓ‘n observes a small community in the Andes that feels parched after a gold mine sets up shop.