Brute + Otium
I was able to attend the Closing Night Gala for the Future of Film Showcase, which screened a little known feature directed by Christopher Beaulieu titled Otium. This was preceded…
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July 28, 2026
Our Most Anticipated Picks for TIFF 2026 (Part One)
The first week of TIFF announcements has concluded, with initial slates announced for the Galas, Special Presentations, Platform, Discovery, and Primetime sections of the program. At the DTMC, we know…
July 23, 2026
The Best Movie Theatres In Toronto
This guide will serve as a general overview of the best movie theatres the city of Toronto has to offer and what makes each one unique. This is just based…
July 21, 2026
Mockbuster
There was a time in my life when I worked on many indie short film productions in various capacities - acting, sound, even directing, you name it.. Watching Mockbuster, I…
July 14, 2026
Il Pianeta Azzurro/The Blue Planet
While watching Il Pianeta Azzurro and digging deeper into Piavoli's earlier short films like The Seasons and Sunday Evening, I got a sense of Piavoli's preoccupations towards environmentalism and the…
July 9, 2026
Is The Invite Good?
Meet Joe and Angela, a married couple. Joe is currently a teacher at a small local music school. We see this in the opening scene where an orchestra is performing…
July 4, 2026
Filmmaker Spotlight: John Sayles
This is a collection of thoughts for some of the films that played during the John Sayles retrospective at the TIFF Lightbox earlier this month, either directed or written by…
June 24, 2026
Dry Leaf
Irakli is looking for his 28-year old daughter, Lisa. She was working on a photography project on football fields all across the country when she suddenly disappeared. She hasn't reported…
June 22, 2026
Film Predictions For TIFF 2026
With the Cannes Film Festival having wrapped back in May, and the upcoming film festival looming upon us, with big festivals like Venice, Telluride, TIFF and NYFF on the horizon…
June 19, 2026
Filmmaker Spotlight: Rose Lowder
I was recently acquainted with a slice of Lowder's work during a screening of short films by filmmakers from the School Friedl Kubelka at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto. So…
June 12, 2026