June 13, 2024

Movies I Saw in May 2024

I enjoyed most of the movies I saw this month, including a fantastic thriller set in Atlantic Canada and a straight-up propaganda film that was the most Canadian non-Canadian film I’ve ever seen. Continue reading

Categories: Movies
June 9, 2024

Movies I Saw at Hot Docs 2024

A little over a month ago, I attended the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival for the first time. There was a wide variety of subject matter, and I appreciated that most (every?) showing included filmmaker Q&As after the credits. I’ll go again next year, as long as the festival’s apparent financial woes don’t tank… Continue reading

Categories: Canada, Movies
May 11, 2024

Movies I Saw in April 2024

I went a little crazy with movies in April. You’ll see. Cineplex ran a Stanley Kubrick series, and the TIFF Bell Lightbox – which has now solidified itself as my favorite place to see movies – offered lots of great stuff this month. I’ll leave out the movies I saw at Hot Docs, which started… Continue reading

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May 7, 2024

From the River to the Dean’s Office

Last Thursday, I stopped by the newly established encampment at my former school, the University of Toronto. These encampments, which have popped up at what feels like nearly every North American university at this point, have been variously described as “pro-Palestine” or “anti-Israel.” Continue reading

Categories: Canada, Culture
April 25, 2024

Movies I Saw in March 2024

During the month of March, the TIFF Bell Lightbox offered the chance to see a couple of indigenous Canadian films, which I was eager to experience for the first time. Continue reading

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