By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films.  Please come back on Wednesday and throughout the rest of the festival for my… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: The Lady in the Van, Brooklyn, The Meddler, Hyena Road

By John Corrado Although the first weekend of the 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is coming to a close as we speak, the festivities will still be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films.… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Into the Forest, Maggie’s Plan, Fire Song, Closet Monster, The Waiting Room

By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening right now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films that I had the chance to see over the last few days, all… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Demolition, Son of Saul, A Tale of Love and Darkness, The Martian, My Skinny Sister

By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off last night, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My first batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films that I had the chance to screen in advance.  As always,… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: London Road, Black, We Monsters, Legend, She Stoops to Conquer

By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off tonight, with the world premiere of Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. To start things off, below are my thoughts on my five top picks from what I’ve seen so far,… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: The Rainbow Kid, Room, Al Purdy Was Here, Keeper, Sleeping Giant

By John Corrado The 25th edition of the Inside Out Film Festival starts tonight, and will be going strong at TIFF Bell Lightbox until May 31st, celebrating LGBT cinema from around the world. Audiences are in for a real treat tonight with the Canadian premiere of the Sundance hit Grandma, which isn’t even opening in… Read More Previewing the 2015 Inside Out Film Festival

By John Corrado The 22nd edition of Hot Docs has now officially come to a close, which means that it’s time to share my eighth and final batch of capsule reviews, bringing my total count up to 46. I finished the festival with The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young last night, which provided… Read More #HotDocs15: Final Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado The final weekend of Hot Docs is now upon us.  I’ve got several more films on the docket for today and tomorrow, all of which I have high hopes for. Below are my thoughts on five good ones that I have seen over the past couple of days, including Fractured Land, Radical Grace… Read More #HotDocs15: Seventh Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado Now that we are exactly a week into Hot Docs, I’m just trying to rearrange my schedule to pack as much as I can into the last four days of the festival, and I’ve got some very promising films coming up. Below are my thoughts on the five that I’ve seen over the past… Read More #HotDocs15: Sixth Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado We are now past the halfway point of this year’s Hot Docs, which means that I’ve been incredibly busy over the last few days.  This also means that it’s time for my fifth and latest round of capsule reviews. This includes five that are premiering tonight, and the much buzzed about Sugar Coated, which has… Read More #HotDocs15: Fifth Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado Now that the first weekend of Hot Docs is behind us, it’s interesting to see which films have gotten the best buzz from audiences.  This also means that I’ve got a growing list of ones I regret missing, but I’m happy with most of what I’ve seen so far, and there is… Read More #HotDocs15: Fourth Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado We are now deep in the middle of the first weekend of Hot Docs, and I’ve been busy the last few days, having already seen six films at the festival.  My thoughts on all of them are below, and I’ve also seen and met some truly great people. I had a nice… Read More #HotDocs15: Third Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado After officially starting last night with the premiere of Tig, we are now entering the first weekend of Hot Docs.  I’ve got a busy week coming up, with two screenings on the docket for today, and plans to do another four tomorrow. For those following along, below are my thoughts on another… Read More #HotDocs15: Second Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado The 22nd edition of Hot Docs is now upon us.  Things kick off tonight with the international premiere of Tig, and the festival will be going strong until May 3rd, screening an impressive total of 210 documentaries from countries around the world. I’ve already seen over twenty of these films, and can safely say… Read More #HotDocs15: First Batch of Reviews

By John Corrado Devoted to showcasing the best in homegrown independent cinema, the ninth annual Canadian Film Fest starts tonight with the Toronto premiere of The Cocksure Lads Movie. Screening sixteen shorts and eight features over the next four days, the festival closes on Saturday night with Pretend We’re Kissing, which is among my personal favourites and… Read More Previewing the 2015 Canadian Film Fest

By John Corrado The fifth annual Toronto Irish Film Festival is happening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this weekend, showcasing a solid lineup of four narrative films that all range from good to great.  Things kick off this evening with the Toronto premiere of Standby, which will have lead actor Brian Gleeson in attendance for a Q&A.… Read More A Preview of the Toronto Irish Film Festival

By John Corrado The Great Digital Film Festival is returning to Cineplex theatres tomorrow, and the annual celebration of fan favourites boasts a promising lineup of past blockbusters and genre classics, that will be playing at select locations over the next week.  There are a lot of highlights this year. The 2015 edition is notable… Read More The 2015 Great Digital Film Festival

By John Corrado We have now officially reached the end of TIFF, with The Imitation Game winning the Grolsch People’s Choice Award, further cementing the film as a surefire Oscar contender. Although I’m not going to miss the crowds and running between venues that have been such a big part of this past week, I am going… Read More Final #TIFF14 Reviews: The Crow’s Egg, Big Game, Men, Women & Children, 99 Homes and Haemoo

By John Corrado We have reached the final weekend of TIFF, which always seems to happen just as soon as I start finding my stride. I saw four movies yesterday at Princess of Wales, starting with a double bill of The Good Lie and Wild, both featuring Reese Witherspoon. The night culminated with me finally seeing St. Vincent.… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: St. Vincent, The Good Lie, Wild and Before We Go

By John Corrado We are now exactly a week into TIFF, but in some ways it feels like I’m just getting into the swing of things. I mean, I saw a double bill of Infinitely Polar Bear and Love & Mercy today with barely five minutes in between them, which seems like a pretty genuine film festival experience,… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: Love & Mercy, Infinitely Polar Bear and The Guest