Film reviews, interviews, and previews from The GATE including annual coverage of the Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
Calling a film “the kind of motion picture we need right now” might strike some fellow critics as a hokey, clichéd, and trite sentiment, but in the case of Mike …
Mostly Sunny, a documentary about porn star turned Bollywood heavyweight Sunny Leone by Canadian filmmaker Dilip Mehta, isn’t a look at a human being. It’s a look at a rigidly …
The documentary California Typewriter takes a look at one Berkeley repair shop’s role in the resurgence of typewriting culture – amid a plethora of celebrities talking about their love for …
With TIFF’s annual showcase of our nation’s greatest talent kicking off this week, we take a look at this year’s short film selections for Canada’s Top Ten.
Debuting both on HBO and at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto at the same time, Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom’s moving, funny, poignant, and insightful documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie …
After over 100 appearances on screen, it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that Jackie Chan, one of the foremost names in action cinema, can’t do the daring, often …
Our Senior Film Writer Andrew Parker counts down what he thinks are the 50 best films of 2016.
The historical drama Hidden Figures takes great liberties with its admittedly uplifting subject matter, but it’s still an admirable film that isn’t any better or worse for it.
Partly a profane, raunchy comedy full of embarrassing moments for its characters and partly an earnest “getting to know the in-laws” picture, the holiday release Why Him?, starring Bryan Cranston …
In honor of TIFF Bell Lightbox bringing the films of Studio Ghibli back to Toronto for a holiday season retrospective – running December 24 to January 10 – let’s look …
