Review: The Wild Robot preview at OIAF24 “The Wild Robot is a film about family–both the family you are born into and the family you sometimes find yourself stumbling into after a shipwreck.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Desync “As writers, we are told to ‘write what you know,’ and as the film suggests, sometimes that approach can be taken very literally. ” – Zach Chabot Categories Zachary Chabot
Review: La folle traversée de Philippe “La folle traversée de Philippe is an incredible and moving documentary that will have you crying tears of sadness and joy.” – Nicole Bedford Categories Nicole Bedford
Review: A Good Day Will Come “A Good Day Will Come is a haunting and heartbreaking film that serves as a powerful reminder of the human cost of resistance.” – Fitch Jean Categories Fitch Jean
Review: OCD “Barely a few seconds in, you begin to understand OCD, the effect on its sufferers and those around them.” – Daniel Perras Categories Daniel Perras
Review: Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac’n Cheese “The storyline is very colourful and is stylistically similar to that of Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction if the films centred around a non-perishable food.” – Catharine Horsley Categories Catharine Horsley
Review: Laundry Day “The filmmaking team wanted to create a short that involved a relationship dynamic that you typically don’t often see on-screen, and I believe they succeeded.” – Catharine Horsley Categories Catharine Horsley
Review: Dead Cat “Dead Cat is a well executed short film. There are times when the camera cuts away from a reaction or punch line so quickly that joke sets in during the sequence that follows, making it even funnier.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: A Conversation In Passing A Conversation in Passing is a light-hearted film that creates a dialogue about what happens when we die. The film is very enjoyable and creative, and it also provokes some reflection. ” – Catharine Horsley Categories Catharine Horsley
Review: Past Lives “Past Lives, the debut feature film from Korean-Canadian writer-director Celine Song, is a beautifully understated film that explores a what-if scenario across decades and continents.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Black Christmas “Even though it is a product of the 70s, with many of the prevailing attitudes and social norms, I am struck by several elements of ‘Black Christmas’ that make it seem surprisingly modern.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Interview: Nisha Pahuja Nisha Pahuja, writer/director of “To Kill a Tiger” chats with Monique. The film was named to TIFF’s annual year-end Canada’s Top Ten list for 2022. Categories Jith Paul
Interview: Jane Gurr and Ed Kucerak Documentary filmmakers Jane Gurr and Ed Kucerak chat with Monique about their latest collaboration, “Lunch at the Rideau”. Categories Jith Paul
Interview: Kris Fleerackers and Andrea Wing Kris Fleerackers, director of the live-action puppetry film “IDOL”, and Andrea Wing, director of the documentaries “The Trapline” and “Leo & Chester” chat with Monique. Categories Jith Paul
Review: Laundry “The actual laundry we see throughout the film comes across as a visual metaphor for all we try to get done as humans.” – Randy Kakegamic Categories Randy Kakegamic
Review: A Simple Mix-Up “Gossiping wives, cul de sac meetings, murder and martini glasses. Who’s to say the suburbs are a bore?” – Randy Kakegamic Categories Randy Kakegamic