Film reviews, interviews, and previews from The GATE including annual coverage of the Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
The 24th annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival kicks off today in Toronto and runs through May 7th. Every day we’ll be picking our top five must see …
For his first fictional feature film, Menorca, veteran television and short film writer-director John Barnard has created a dark comedy about a woman pushed too far by life who’s forced …
Many Torontonians with a vested or even passing interest in city planning issues are already familiar with the work of writer, activist, and speaker Jane Jacobs, particularly her pivotal role …
Barb Stegemann has an incredible story to tell. The Canadian businesswoman and sought after public speaker has gone through so many expected and unexpected life changes that Perfume War, a …
Writer David Lipsky’s greatest contribution to the literary world to date might be a recounting of a lengthy encounter he had with a fellow author,. Before his appearance as part …
I quite like almost all of the other films in the meatheaded Fast and the Furious franchise, but it pains me to say that for the first time since the …
We talk to graphic novelist, animator, writer, and filmmaker Dash Shaw about his latest effort, the animated melding of a teen movie and a disaster epic, My Entire High School …
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” It’s the start of many childhood dreams, especially for those of us born in the 70s who grew up in …
The documentary David Lynch: The Art Life wont give viewers any more insight into a greater meaning behind the sometimes obtuse films of David Lynch, but it will provide a …
The simplistic, but heartwarming documentary Giants of Africa takes viewers behind the scenes of one of Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri’s biggest philanthropic endeavours. Ujiri, the only African born president …
