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Category: reactions

Brief thoughts and recaps on films seen in theatres – usually in a festival environment. While no ratings are assigned, these reactions are sometimes expanded into full reviews later.

festivals, hot docs, reactions

WHITE WALLS SAY NOTHING plays Hot Docs 2017

Some see a concrete wall; A select few see a statement waiting to be made.

Posted on April 30, 2017May 6, 2017
festivals, hot docs, reactions

FLAMES plays Hot Docs 2017

Look through the smoke and flames of what so many of us have burned

Posted on April 30, 2017May 6, 2017
festivals, hot docs, reactions

PACMEN plays Hot Docs 2017

A documentary to answer the eternal question: Who the hell finds these candidates?

Posted on April 29, 2017May 2, 2017
festivals, hot docs, reactions

RAMEN HEADS plays Hot Docs 2017

From the first simmer to the final slurp, passion inspires passion.

Posted on April 28, 2017May 2, 2017
festivals, hot docs, reactions

GILBERT plays Hot Docs 2017

As Hot Docs 2017 Begins, It’s Time to Pay Some Attention to The Man Behind The Curtain.

Posted on April 27, 2017May 1, 2017
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

OKAFOR’S LAW plays TIFF 2016

If boys will be boys, what does it take to grow into a man?

Posted on September 18, 2016November 8, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE EMPTY BOX plays TIFF 2016

No matter how much we think we are ready for the end, we so seldom are.

Posted on September 18, 2016September 26, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

BELOW HER MOUTH plays TIFF 2016

April Mullen presents a pretty picture about love, sex, and the blank spaces in-between.

Posted on September 17, 2016September 24, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

JEAN OF THE JONSES plays TIFF 2016

Welcome to Jones’ family dinner. Grab a plate, and get comfy…shit’s about to get real.

Posted on September 16, 2016September 12, 2020
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE BAD BATCH plays TIFF 2016

The woman behind A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT dares you to wander into the desert and take another bite.

Posted on September 14, 2016September 18, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

AMERICAN HONEY plays Tiff 2016

“Steady as a preacher, free as a weed…” can both be exploited for American need.

Posted on September 13, 2016September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

BUSTER’S MAL HEART plays TIFF 2016

When paying one’s dues turns into overtaxation, how long until one is completely bankrupt?

Posted on September 12, 2016September 18, 2016

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