Becoming is a beautiful whirlwind of emotions. The elements of seeing Michelle Obama’s life after the White House mixed with the…
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The latest reviews and interviews our team of industry leading film and TV critics.
Kevin Bourne is SHIFTER’s Toronto-based editor-in-chief and Senior Arts & Entertainment Reporter. He has covered some of Canada’s biggest red carpets and press events, interviewing everyone from Kevin Hart and Fast & The Furious Star Tyrese Gibson to Ava DuVernay and Dascha Polanco. A Golden Globe Awards voter and Tomatometer-Approved Critic. As a critic, he has been quoted in film and TV commercials by major studios and network in both Canada and the United States.
Ottawa-based Vladimir Jean-Gilles is a Critics Choice Association Member, Critics Choice Awards voter, and Tomatometer-Approved Critic who has covered premieres from New York and Los Angeles to Toronto and Washington DC. He has interviewed everyone from Colman Domingo to Janelle Monáe.
Canada, I have a love-hate relationship with you. I love being Canadian. I love the things we produce and I…
Loosely based on Deborah Feldman’s best-selling autobiography, “Unorthodox” is the story of a 19-year-old Esther Shapiro (Etsy) who frees herself…
Kemar, or Mars as he’s affectionately called, is off to the moon in Flight, a Jamaican short film directed by Kia…
Written and directed by Charles Murray, #Truth is a story of justice played out in a dysfunctional church culture. Dorian…
As part of their short series for the day, the Toronto Black Film Festival showcased The Burglar, written and directed…
From the opening scene, Soul Custody, the latest film from writer and director V. Vansay Zanubon, reels you in with beautiful drone…
The 8th edition of the Toronto Black Film Festival is in full effect, taking over venues across Toronto’s downtown core.…
Ottawa’s film community is about to get a little glitzier. From March 25 to 29, the capital will play host…
The 8th annual Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF), presented by TD Bank in collaboration with Global News, announces the official program and events…
The internet is buzzing about Hair Love, the latest film from BlacKkKlansman executive producer and former NFL player, Matthew A. Cherry. Although…
This week, Houston’s very own, Travis Scott, dropped his much anticipated Netflix documentary “Look Mom I Can Fly”. Trailers were…