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Hot Docs 2024: Though 'Grand Theft Hamlet' Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't
Directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls
PUBLISHED May 1, 2024
English teachers absolutely love anything that makes classic literature seem cool to young people. Someone rapping 'The Canterbury Tales'?...
Hot Docs 2024: 'Fire Tower' Lacks Storytelling Spark, but the Canadian Wildness Is Stunning
Directed by Tova Krentzman
PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2024
There are a slightly more than a hundred manned fire towers in Canada, each of them occupied by someone who spends six months per year in...
Zendaya Serves and Slays in 'Challengers'
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024
"You don't know what tennis is... It's a relationship," Zendaya's Tashi says with gusto when she first meets fellow tennis players — and be...
Hot Docs 2024: 'Secret Mall Apartment' Turns a Childlike Fantasy into a Commentary on Capitalism
Directed by Jeremy Workman
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024
"People live in a secret apartment in the mall" is a perfect elevator pitch — both a potent metaphor for the struggle of living under...
Hot Docs 2024: 'Seguridad' Considers the Heartache of Family Secrets
Directed by Tamara Segura
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
The nuances of art, humanity and allegiance show themselves throughout 'Seguridad' in its visuals and narrative. The film by Newfoundland...
'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' Gives Music Docs a Good Name
Directed by Gotham Chopra
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
There aren't many artists today with enough history — and heart — to support a four-part documentary miniseries. So many music docs come ou...
'Humane' Is a Promising Start for Another Cronenberg
Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024
With two short films and a successful career in photography under her belt, it was only a matter of time before Caitlin Cronenberg — of the...
'Abigail' Brings Nasty Fun Back to Horror
Directed By Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2024
With competitors like NEON, A24 and Blumhouse currently going toe-to-toe-to-toe in the prestige horror arena, the genre space sometimes...