Anne at 13,000 ft – Review Rhys Handley September 29, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed as part of our coverage for Berlinale 2020. Daycare assistant Anne has fallen, literally, in love. In the opening moments of Canadian director Kazik Radwanski’s sublime...
The Twentieth Century – Review Carmen Paddock February 15, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in February 2020 as part of our Berlinale coverage. As the title suggests, The Twentieth Century opens at the close of the previous one. A young elite is groomed and ready...
Danny – Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 Review Jack King June 13, 2019 Reviews What is one spurred to do when facing their own mortality? Co-directors Aaron Zeghers & Lewis Bennett evoke this question throughout Danny: a flawed, if immensely personal, 50-minute documentary compiled...
Rise of the Mack: Mackenzie Davis’ TV Path to Movie Glory Rhys Handley May 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Mackenzie Davis is about to happen. She’s already caught the attention of big hitters like Ridley Scott and Denis Villeneuve, and the cool Canadian kid continues to fill the blockbuster scene with fleeting...
Short of the Week – Mariner Louise Burrell June 12, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/219933301 Based on writer, director and producer Thyrone Tommy's own experiences, Mariner tells the mesmerising tale of Nate, a young navigation cadet taking his final college exams. A...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: Men With Brooms Tom Bond March 15, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful In Men With Brooms, a curling team reunites with the help of Leslie Nielsen, as they attempt to win the ‘Golden Broom’ tournament. Or, as the DVD blurb describes it: “A comedic journey which takes...
CEL Mates: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Conor Morgan August 26, 2015 CEL Mates, Features, Independent “Oh, yes, I think South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is just terrific, and the numbers in it are wonderful” - Stephen Sondheim South Park is often written off by people who have almost certainly...
Short of the Week – Sahar Bethany White July 6, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/alexanderfarah/sahar What happened to Sahar? Alexander Farah’s short lets the answer hang in gloomy ambiguity. Seething with family tensions, gender politics and the clash of...
Short Of The Week – Bringing Back the Light Danielle Davenport June 29, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/131506757 With subtlety, simplicity and restraint, Bringing Back the Light eschews patent ‘nature porn’ in favour of gentle storytelling. This didactic...
Short of the Week – Le Gouffre Cameron Ward February 23, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/118471437 Having graduated just 3 years prior to their formation, small Canadian animation group Lightning Boy Studio has been working independently for 2 full years to create their...
