The Green Knight Quicktake: A Gorgeous & Cerebral Filmmaking Showcase When you watch as many titles as I do, watching average films becomes a chore. I’ll take something bad that stands out over derivative and forgettable any day. Ideally, you want something thought-provoking that’s also good. These films are few and far between, but they …
Malignant Quicktake: Creepy, Twisted, and Devilishly Fun Malignant is 2021’s most insane horror movie. The runner-up clocks in at a distant second. Don’t get me wrong, I mean this as a compliment. In an era of sequels, reboots, and knockoffs, director James Wan gifted viewers with a film, unlike all the rest – a delirious …
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The 46th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2021) may have wrapped Saturday night, but the party didn’t stop. The team of cinephiles over at That Shelf assembled Wednesday evening for a much-needed debrief to dish on our festival favourites. With over a hundred virtual and in-person movies screening at TIFF 2021, nobody was …
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Dug Dug Quicktake: A Funny, Stylish, & Unapologetic Social Satire Let it be said, Dug Dug director Ritwik Pareek puts the motion in motion pictures. Pareek delivers an irreverent look at religious worship wrapped up in a mouth-watering buffet of sights and sounds. This stylish TIFF 2021 delight works as a subversive social commentary and …
