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Tag: tiff

festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE FIRE INSIDE plays TIFF 2024

For family
For fighters
For the Flint that starts the flame.

Posted on September 8, 2024September 8, 2024
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

WICKED LITTLE LETTERS plays TIFF 2023

Filthy thoughts always look so much better in cursive.

Posted on September 17, 2023September 17, 2023
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town: TIFF 2023

Jolie Featherstone joins me on King St West as TIFF 2023 draws to a close

Posted on September 17, 2023September 16, 2023
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

ORIGIN plays TIFF 2023

How can one begin to quantify injustice when there just is no number?

Posted on September 14, 2023September 14, 2023
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

BANEL & ADAMA plays TIFF 2023

When some dare to love, superstition can double-dare them to back down.

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

WE GROWN NOW plays TIFF 2023

Minhail Baig returns to TIFF to remind us all that a place is its people

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

SOLO plays TIFF 2023

Why choose between being handsome and gorgeous, when one can be both?

Posted on September 12, 2023September 11, 2023
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

SPIRIT OF ECSTASY plays TIFF 2023

Chasing our dreams can be intimidating, but we mustn’t be afraid to be afraid.

Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town: TIFF 2022

Hillary joins me on the balcony for some TIFF 2022 discussion.

Posted on September 18, 2022September 18, 2022
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

PLAN 75 plays TIFF 2022

If you gotta go – and let’s be clear, we ALL gotta go – why not go in style?

Posted on September 17, 2022September 17, 2022
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

SAINT OMER plays TIFF 2022

Sometimes a film will look you in the eye and ask you to search your soul.

Posted on September 17, 2022September 17, 2022
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

TORA’S HUSBAND plays TIFF 2022

It’s already time to retrace our steps, and understand how we survived.

Posted on September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

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