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The King of Color Review: Shades of Pride

by Pat Mullen
February 6, 2026February 10, 2026
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Larry Herbert, aka the Pantone man, tells how his system for matching colour helped revolutionize industry standards in The King of Color.

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Troublemaker Review: Nelson Mandela’s Long, If Rocky, Walk to Freedom

by Jason Gorber
February 2, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

Nelson Mandela's life and career receives a fond appreciation in Antoine Fuqua's Troublemaker, even if it avoids tougher questions.

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All About the Money Review: Money Can’t Buy You Out of a Rude Awakening

by Jason Gorber
January 30, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

Fergie Chambers and his life of empty privilege goes under the microscope as he moves from one shiny new thing to the next in All About the Money.

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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez Review – The Man Behind La Bamba’s Beat

by Jason Gorber
January 30, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

The story of the filmmaker who brought renewed attention to Ritchie Valens in La Bamba gets his due in American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez.

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Joybubbles Review: Don’t Hold the Phone for this Biopic

by Jason Gorber
January 30, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

Joybubbles, the story of a blind telephone wunderkind, fuels a half-baked biography that never really gets inside its subject.

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Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier do a lift while training.

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier Go for Gold in Netflix Doc Series

by Pat Mullen
January 25, 2026February 17, 2026
Features/Interviews

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier discuss their Netflix series Glitter & Gold.

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Barbara Forever Review: Portrait of an Iconoclastic Filmmaker

by Barbara Goslawski
January 25, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

Experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer receives a welcome survey of her legacy of putting women's lives, loves, and bodies on film in Barbara Forever.

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Remaining Native Review: Ku Stevens’ Resilient Stride

by Pat Mullen
January 8, 2026
Festivals/Reviews

17-year-old runner Ku Stevens translates his passion for the sport into a collective act of healing and honouring Indigenous elders in Remaining Native.

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Carol Conners appears seated for an interview. She is smiling and has red hair, bright red lipstick,and is wearing a blue suit.

Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story Review – Tribute to a Hit-Maker

by Pat Mullen
January 5, 2026
Festivals/Reviews

Singer/songwriter Carol Connors looks back on her life, career, and many love songs in Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story.

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State of Firsts Review: On the Campaign Trail with Sarah McBride

by Pat Mullen
January 4, 2026April 26, 2026
Festivals/Reviews

In State of Firsts, Chase Joynt follows Sarah McBride on her historic win as the first transgender woman elected to U.S. Congress.

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From The O.C. to POV! Ben McKenzie talks cryptocur From The O.C. to POV! Ben McKenzie talks cryptocurrency and his first feature @everyoneislyingfilm. 🤑

📽 @hotdocs_ June 13 & 27, @revuecinema June 16. McKenzie will attend all the screenings for a Q&A.

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What does it mean to represent tragedy through dra What does it mean to represent tragedy through drama?

#Holocfiction explores a history of Holocaust cinema to interrogate the power of film as historical memory. 

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What stories exist outside the frame? 📷 @gesila.l What stories exist outside the frame? 📷

@gesila.lightplaysociety looks at the complicated historues behind two iconic Vietnam War photos in the documentaries The Stringer and Saigon Story. 

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@imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are @imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are some of the documentary highlights at this year's festival devoted to Indigenous storytellers. 🪶

📽 On now through June 7

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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Screen Awards broadcast documentary winners! Congratulations to the team and all the winners. 🏆

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Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature!

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The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tom The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tomorrow! Here are some of the #documentary highlights playing at this year's fest, including several Canadian premieres, music docs, and grand adventures. 🏔

📽 May 28 - 31, @bluemtnvillage 

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With purse strings tightening in Canada, must film With purse strings tightening in Canada, must filmmakers look south or to Medici-style patrons to fund their docs?

@adambenzine looks at the Canadian situation in the first of our three-part survey in the state of documentary. 

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 

📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online

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An archival image of rocker Carole Pope seated in a backwards folding chair. She is wearing a black leather jumpsuit and boots. This is a cover for POV issue #125 with the letters POV in bright pink and the subtitle The Antidiva in yellow.

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Issue 125: Spring/Summer 2026

Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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