TIFF Review: ‘Mascots’ by Pat Mullen Published on September 15, 2016December 18, 2021 Reviews/TIFF Mascots might be a work of straightforward fiction, but the mockumentary form arguably captures the pleasure of creative performance.
TIFF Review: ‘Mimosas’ by Daniel Glassman Published on September 15, 2016December 18, 2021 Reviews/TIFF Oliver Laxe's Mimosas offers strokes of absurdity and subtle thematic development contributing to an experiment in contemplative cinema.
TIFF Review: ‘Politics, Instruction Manual’ by Daniel Glassman Published on September 15, 2016December 19, 2021 Reviews/TIFF Politics, Instructions Manual is an interesting but flawed take on a contemporary left-wing populist political movement.
TIFF Review: ‘Hermia & Helena’ by Daniel Glassman Published on September 15, 2016January 7, 2022 Reviews/TIFF Hermia & Helena, like Piñeiro’s previous two films, is a sort of fugue on Shakespearean themes—a sort of A Midsummer Night’s Dream remix.
TIFF Review: ‘Safari’ by Pat Mullen Published on September 13, 2016December 18, 2021 Reviews/TIFF Ulrich Seidl's darkly funny Safari takes aim at ignorance, puts it in the crosshairs, and pulls the trigger.
TIFF Review: ‘Before the Flood’ by Pat Mullen Published on September 13, 2016December 18, 2021 Reviews/TIFF Leonardo DiCaprio puts his environmental activism in the spotlight in the new eco doc Before the Flood.
TIFF Review: ‘Amanda Knox’ by Pat Mullen Published on September 13, 2016December 19, 2021 Reviews/TIFF Amanda Knox is a true crime documentary that turns the tables on the supposed ‘guilty’ parties to reveal the negligence of the media.
TIFF Review: ‘An Insignificant Man’ by Daniel Glassman Published on September 13, 2016December 18, 2021 Reviews/TIFF An Insignificant Man follows the “Indian Bernie Sanders,” Arvind Kejriwal’s, 2013 campaign for Chief Minister of Delhi.
Nanook of the North An Open Letter to Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly by Kevin McMahon Published on September 12, 2016August 10, 2021 Essays/Features Kevin McMahon delivers a massive plea from the heart for Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly to take a stand for Canadian documentary filmmakers.
TIFF Review: ‘The Cinema Travellers’ by Pat Mullen Published on September 11, 2016December 18, 2021 Reviews/TIFF The Cinema Travellers harkens back to the days when movie going was primarily a collective experience.