My introduction to Emma Donoghue’s screenwriting was a memorable one: watching Room in a confined space—in my case, the middle seat of an aircraft—and realizing mid-flight that it would be an uphill battle to not let out an ugly cry surrounded by strangers.
Connor Storrie is currently monopolizing a specific corner of the cultural conversation via Heated Rivalry. While his portrayal of Ilya Rozanov is the catalyst for this recent attention, viewing it in isolation ignores the groundwork laid by his earlier indie appearances. To understand the mechanics of Storrie’s current performance, one needs to look back at Benjamin Howard’s 2023 drama, Riley.
Honey Bunch Film Review: A Meta Relationship Thriller Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli are the filmmaking duo best known for their uncompromisingly brutal debut, Violation, which premiered at TIFF and…
Sleepwalker Film Review: Out on VOD January 9, 2026 Sleepwalker, written and directed by Brandon Auman, stages a familiar horror proposition with immediate formal confidence: trauma rendered as an invasive…
Another year, another “best of” list. These are the movies that hit me hardest in 2025 — the ones that will stick, formally and emotionally, long into 2026.
The nominations for the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards are here. The 41st edition of the awards will once again spotlight the best in independent film and television, with this year’s ceremony set for Sunday, February 15, 2026.
I had the chance to sit down with Alexander (Sandy) Carson to talk about Alberta Number One, and it quickly became clear that he is most comfortable marching to the beat of his own drum.
Screening at CUFF.Docs in Calgary this week, Hearse Chasing follows singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring as she comes back to the city she grew up in to unpack a childhood marked by addiction, loss, and unanswered questions.
Lynne Ramsay has long been a major figure in contemporary cinema, and with her latest film, Die My Love, she constructs an intensely subjective portrait of creative and maternal collapse, rendered through a fiercely controlled visual language.
The Tale of Silyan is the latest feature from Tamara Kotevska, whose breakout with Honeyland announced a filmmaker with a rare eye for intimate, lived-in portraits.