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The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes (2025) EDIT “Strom brings a gentleness of approach that befits the man at the centre of the story. ” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Cover-Up (2025) 98% EDIT “It is fascinating to witness Poitras push Hersh on certain aspects of his life’s work, revealing one of the unsung heroes of the story, namely Elizabeth Sarah Klein, the journalist’s wife of over 60 years.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jan 12, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% EDIT “Strap in and hold on, my loves. This film is a rocket ride from start to finish.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Dec 29, 2025 Full Review The Librarians (2025) 94% EDIT “The film shows it’s not really about the books; it is about power.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Nov 17, 2025 Full Review Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 (2025) 84% EDIT “The film is not without problems, eschewing subtlety for a blunter approach. But maybe in this period of extremity, that is well warranted.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Oct 4, 2025 Full Review WTO/99 (2025) 83% EDIT “Director Ian Bell wields the deluge of archival footage in masterful fashion. I warn you, it does get granular, but the more fascinating aspects emerge in the parallels between then and now. ” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Oct 4, 2025 Full Review Free Leonard Peltier (2025) EDIT “The story has been covered previously in documentary...and non-fiction...but Jesse Short Bull and David France’s new documentary brings together previous information with more recent developments.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Oct 4, 2025 Full Review Agatha's Almanac (2025) EDIT “As an immersion in a fully realized world, Agatha’s Almanac is so resolutely charming that there is no point in resisting its power. ” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Oct 4, 2025 Full Review The Nest (2025) EDIT “The tidal shift between past and present is delicately summoned through a series of imagined vignettes drawn from the house’s unique past. ” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Sep 16, 2025 Full Review Vice Is Broke (2024) 60% EDIT “As a cautionary tale, Vice Is Broke offers up a few object lessons. But it’s more interesting for how it offers viewers a return to a cultural moment in the 1990s through the 2010s, when outrage became cool and more importantly, profitable.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Apocalypse in the Tropics (2024) 91% EDIT “...Malafaia is not exactly the kingmaker one might assume from his grandstanding ways. But as the film makes clear his ability to marshal the voting power of the third of Brazil’s population,...means the weird dude has political clout.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) 100% EDIT “The story [of Jaws] has been covered in exhaustive fashion, but what makes this documentary so fascinating is the vulnerability it uncovers. The uncertainty and insecurity not only of its creator, but also the greater fears of the period.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jul 7, 2025 Full Review Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance (2025) EDIT “Parade is a celebration of the deep social change that foundationally changed the country thanks to the courage and hard work of the community leaders and activists who bared it all to build a better world.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Marcella (2024) 91% EDIT “The bare facts of the film, like Hazan’s recipes, are straightforward, but the magic takes place when food, memory and connection transform the basic ingredients into something numinous.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jun 5, 2025 Full Review A Working Man (2025) 47% EDIT “A Working Man doesn’t go quite as bananas as its predecessor...But amid all the action-movie business as usual, some new issues have arisen — namely, who is supposed to be bad and who is presented as good.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Apr 21, 2025 Full Review Every Little Thing (2024) 95% EDIT “Every Little Thing offers something more than a story about a woman who dedicated herself to helping the tiniest of creatures. It’s about the duty of care that we owe all living things, big or small.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jan 24, 2025 Full Review Anora (2024) 93% EDIT “Baker has such compassion and genuine curiosity about his characters that his films leap lightly over judgment and prurience, landing solidly on unexpected ground.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Nov 8, 2024 Full Review The Death Tour (2024) 88% EDIT “An unexpected invitation in the latter part of the film takes things in a surprising direction. In spite of the upbeat ending, the sedimentary layers of despair and sadness that permeate the film linger.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 22, 2024 Full Review Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) 78% EDIT “Deadpool & Wolverine isn’t so much a film as a meme machine, filled to the rafters with asides, inside jokes and visual subtext.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Twisters (2024) 75% EDIT “Twisters does little to invest personality into its group of storm chasers. It’s a little odd, as such films live and die on an audience caring about which characters live and die.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 8, 2024 Full Review The Sixth (2024) 100% EDIT “In this digital age, are too many of us ruled by an algorithm-laced obsession with punishing our enemies? I would have to say a definitive yes after watching The Sixth...” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Copa 71 (2023) 98% EDIT “But one thing is clear from Copa 71. Whatever the forces aligned against them, women will never stop fighting for freedom, equality and the opportunity to do the things they love.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jun 25, 2024 Full Review Sweetland (2023) EDIT “The film combines the crepuscular gloom and humour in the soil of this odd country of ours into a hardy yet poignant offering. It’s a thing of harsh beauty.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) Jun 6, 2024 Full Review Adrianne & the Castle (2024) 67% EDIT “If you suspend all rationality and let the sheer volume of crepe de Chine and enormous hairdos wash over you, there are considerable pleasures to be had.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) May 6, 2024 Full Review Plastic People (2024) EDIT “Save this film for when you're feeling a bit more resilient because it's so hard to hold out a lot of hope for humanity when the full scope and impact of microplastics are revealed.” – The Tyee (British Columbia) May 6, 2024 Full Review
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