Publications

Interviews

September 23, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

*VQFF 2025* Interview With 'Pride & Prayer' (2025) Director, Panta Mosleh

Sara Ciplickas sits down with Vancouver Actor, Comedian & Filmmaker Panta Mosleh, who recently premiered her most recent directorial effort Pr...

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Interviews

September 23, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

*TIFF 2025* Interview With 'John Candy: I Like Me' (2025) Composer, Tyler Strickland

Timmy Lee sits down with American film and TV composer, Tyler Strickland, to talk about the music for his latest documentary, John Candy: I Li...

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Lists

September 23, 2025 · by Kasey Dunifer

10 Movies for Libra Season

With the sun shifting out of virtuous Virgo and into lively Libra on September 22, stop taking your movie-watching habits so seriously and ha...

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Reviews

September 22, 2025 · by Nandita Joshi

TIFF 2025 James McAvoy's Directorial Debut, 'California Schemin',' Pairs Dry Humor With Scottish Identity

We often forget that the biopic genre extends further than your well-known personalities. The market has been crowded with the likes of A Com...

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Reviews

September 22, 2025 · by Ethan Dayton

TIFF 2025: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Makes Me Want a Knives Out Movie Every Year

Returning to the world of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out (2019) is like running into the arms of the safest loved one you know, an ironic sentimen...

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Reviews

September 22, 2025 · by Ethan Dayton

TIFF 2025: ‘Mile End Kicks’ Proves Barbie Ferreira is a Leading Lady 

Barbie Ferreira is a highly talented actress who is not well-known to many people. She first appeared on people’s televisions in a mainstream...

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Reviews

September 22, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

TIFF 2025 ‘Sound of Falling’ Review: A Quiet Epic on the Cyclical Violence of the Male Gaze

Mascha Schilinski’s second feature film once carried the title The Doctor Says, I’ll Be Alright but I’m Feeling Blue. The rationale behind it...

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Reviews

September 22, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

TIFF 2025 ‘Silent Friend’ Review: Plants are the Quiet Narrators of Human History in Ildikó Enyedi’s Latest Film

Filmmaking has always been a deeply anthropocentric act. A camera is, by design, an extension of the human eye pointed at the world, translat...

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Interviews

September 18, 2025 · by Nandita Joshi

*TIFF 2025* Interview with 'Oca' Director Karla Badillo

Nandita Joshi joins Director Karla Badillo to discuss her feature-length directorial debut, Oca, which made its World Premiere at TIFF 2025. ...

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Reviews

September 18, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

Review : ‘Christy’ is a Strong Debut, Showing How Community Creates a Home

Christy is a touching feature debut from Brendan Canty with a lot of heart. Based on Canty’s 2019 short film of the same name, the film is an...

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Reviews

September 18, 2025 · by Jacob Diedenhofer

‘The Baltimorons’ Review: A Charming and Dark Christmas Classic for the Modern Age

The Baltimorons marks Jay Duplass’s first feature film without his brother Mark Duplass since 2008. Now, 17 years later, he joins newcomer Mi...

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Reviews

September 17, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

TIFF 2025 ‘Sirât’ Review: A Pyrotechnic Search for Salvation

Oliver Laxe’s sweat-stained Sirât begins in the heart of an EDM rave where a sprawling mass of nirvana-seeking bodies are vibrating with puls...

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