Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada. As a young adult, Nathan Hilu was tasked with guarding war criminals and perpetrators of the Holocaust. He spent his life documenting his experiences through his…
REVIEW: Nikola Tesla Utilizes a Contrived Format to Tell the Inventor’s Story
The new Comixology Original Nikola Tesla tells the story of a man ahead of his time. Highlighting Tesla’s many innovations and designs, this biography from Giovanni Scarduelli and Sergio Rossi also outlines his failures, battles with fellow inventors, and eventual fall from grace.
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 — Angel Applicant Examines Life, Art, and Terminal Illness
Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada. In Angel Applicant, Ken August Meyer chronicles his life with systemic scleroderma, an autoimmune disease he shares with Swiss expressionist painter Paul Klee.
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 – Cynara Puts the Canadian Injustice System on Blast
[[Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada.]] In Cynara, the Ali family challenges the criminal conviction of Cindy Ali, who was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of her daughter,…
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 — Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story Shows Football is Universal
[[Editors Note: This review is the first in a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada.]] The documentary from Kurdish-Canadian director Kordo Doski, Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story follows the Dalkurd Football Club, which is made up of a group of Kurdish…
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 – All You See is a Melancholic Meditation on Immigration in the Netherlands
[[Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada.]] All You See asks the question what happens when a person is stared at but never actually seen? Director Niki Padidar attempts to answer this question…
REVIEW: Gotham Knights Season 1 Episode 1 Starts Off with a Surprisingly Strong Story
This review contains spoilers for Gotham Knights Episode 1 When Batman is killed in the first episode of Gotham Knights, his adopted son becomes the prime suspect. A ragtag group of young heroes and villains must work together to find the real killers, protect Gotham City and clear the names of the innocent. Easier said…
REVIEW: Keep Your Friends Very Close in Star Trek: Picard, Season 3 Episode 1
In Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 1, Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) is about to make big changes in his life when he receives a distress call. What does a retired admiral do when the past comes calling? He gets by with a little help from his friends.
REVIEW: The Flash Season 9 Episode 1 is a Celebration of Barry and Iris
In The Flash’s season 9 opener, Wednesday Ever After, Barry Allen/The Flash (Grant Gustin) has fought his worst enemy, and is finally reunited with Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton), his wife, and co-leader of Team Flash. Everything should be perfect and simple. But this is Team Flash. Nothing ever goes as planned. Definitely not this particular…
REVIEW: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an Emotional, Poignant Sequel that Surpasses Its Predecessor
In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Wakanda is faced with a new threat from a heretofore unseen foe. Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) must make tough decisions to protect their people, their nation, and the world. [Ed’s note: Light spoilers; if you don’t want to know any plot details steer clear]
TIFF22 REVIEW: Causeway Is a Story About Recovery, Or So We’re Told
In theatre director Lila Neugebauer’s feature debut Causeway, a young army engineer, Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence), returns to her home in New Orleans to recover from injuries both physical and psychological.
TIFF22 REVIEW: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Is a Bigger, More Convoluted Sequel
In Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) gets an unexpected invite to an island getaway and is soon privy to the private lives of the rich and famous.