Film reviews, interviews, and previews from The GATE including annual coverage of the Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
The Best Foreign Film Oscar nominated Swedish film A Man Called Ove is an unabashed, unashamed crowd pleaser that will send audiences home with a smile on their face and …
It sounds slight, but the delightful documentary Kedi – a look at cats living on the streets of Istanbul – might end up being one of the most entertaining, relaxing, …
While it doesn’t break much in the way of new ground when it comes to exposing some of the darker elements of one of the world’s most controversial religions, journalist …
Overlong, repetitive, and paying more attention to production design than anything resembling character or narrative, Gore Verbinski’s return to horror with A Cure for Wellness is the definition of a …
The Danish wartime drama and Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee Land of Mine (which premiered at TIFF back in 2015) might lay the “war is hell” misery on a bit …
Now entering its landmark fifth year, the Toronto Black Film Festival (running from February 15th to the 19th at various city venues) finds itself more relevant than ever. Given the …
When filmmakers set out to make a film about the nature of friendship, it helps if the people making the film just so happen to be friends in real life. …
With the home entertainment market booming, we kick off a regular column looking at some of the best VOD and streaming options. We begin with looks at the slow burning …
The documentary Exit: Music is well meaning, informative, well researched, and not much of a film. More suited to home viewing on public television than appointment viewing in a theatre, …
As a blanket look at a performer considered in some circles to be a noteworthy cultural icon, filmmaker Steven Cantor’s documentary, Dancer –profiling controversial ballerina Sergei Polunin – does a …
