Review: ‘Cheer Up’ by Maurie Alioff Published on April 29, 2016May 24, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Christy Garland's Cheer Up is a smooth, fun, and easy-going portrait of a Finnish cheerleading team.
Minority Report by Matthew Hays Published on April 29, 2016January 9, 2022 Features/Hot Docs John Walker explores his family history as an Anglophone in Quebec My Country Mon Pays
Review: ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Brett Story's The Prison in Twelve Landscapes eviscerates America’s prison industry: an immersive, absorbing, and damning film.
Review: ”Hotel Coolgardie’ by Maurie Alioff Published on April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews A nightmare version of Cheers, Hotel Coolgardie is set mostly in the bar with excursions to unattractive outlying terrain.
In Profile: Michelle Derosier by Robin McKenna Published on April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Features/Hot Docs Michelle Derosier’s short film The Grandfather Drum is an animated fairytale about a drum revered for its healing powers.
Review: ‘The Interrupters’ by Jason Gorber Published on April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews The Interrupters by Steve James traces a group of former gang members who intercede through outreach, trying to find common ground.
Review: ‘Hoop Dreams’ by Jason Gorber Published on April 29, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Steve James' Hoop Dreams was declared a masterpiece early on, and decades later its prestige hasn’t diminished one bit.
Review: ‘Spirit Unforgettable’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Spirit Unforgettable fearlessly explores the murky waters of memory loss as with its portrait of Spirit of the West's John Mann.
Review: ‘The Apology’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 28, 2016December 19, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Tiffany Hsiung's The Apology is one of the best films ever produced by the NFB as it gives voice to "comfort women" in search of closure.
Review: ‘Hotel Dallas’ by Pat Mullen Published on April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Hotel Dallas refreshingly offbeat and innovative as it mixes abstractions, dramatizations, and outrageous musical numbers.