Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Internet Tales 1001: Alex Winter’s Deep Web (2015) + Downloaded (2013)

Internet Tales 1001: Alex Winter’s Deep Web (2015) + Downloaded (2013)

July 15, 2015 | By

In the first of a short series on internet-themed docs, reviews of Alex Winter’s superb diptych: Deep Web (2015) which recently screened at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, and Downloaded (2013), an outstanding chronicle of Napster, which screened at the 2013 Hot Docs Film Festival.

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The Return of the Yes Men

The Return of the Yes Men

July 12, 2015 | By

Review of The Yes Men Are Revolting (2015), currently playing at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema.

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Soundtrack Reviews

Soundtrack Reviews

July 10, 2015 | By

Soundtrack reviews of Lorne Balfe’s Blackwood (Lakeshore Records), the late James Horner’s Southpaw (Sony Classics), and Penka Kouneva’s The Woman Astronaut (Varese Sarabande).

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Retelling the saga of The Bounty (1984) + Take Me to Pitcairn (2013)

Retelling the saga of The Bounty (1984) + Take Me to Pitcairn (2013)

July 9, 2015 | By

Reviews of the ever-enigmatic saga of The Bounty (1984), new on Blu from Twilight Time + Julian McDonnell’s witty documentary Take Me To Pitcairn (2013).

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She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (2014) + Chisholm ’72 (2004)

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (2014) + Chisholm ’72 (2004)

July 3, 2015 | By

Reviews of She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (2014), Mary Dore’s detailed chronicle of the women’s movement playing at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema + Shola Lynch’s Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed (2003) on DVD from Fox.

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