The beloved character actor and "man who shot John Wayne" looks back at his career in Hollywood in Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern #Cannes povmagazine.com/dernsie-the-...

Highlights on the documentary side of Toronto's Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival include Carole Pope, Drag Race icons, and the power of a well-hung Jesus. povmagazine.com/documentarie...

In GABIN, Maxence Voiseux captures the life of a French boy as he grows up on his family dairy farm over ten years. The doc pushes conventional notions of hybrid filmmaking. #Cannes povmagazine.com/gabin-review...

The environmental film Groundswell by Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Tickell wins the second Golden Globes-Artemis Rising Award for Documentary at #Cannes. povmagazine.com/groundswell-...

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean explores the career of the director behind enduring classics like Lawrence of Arabia and some forgotten gems worth rediscovering. #Cannes povmagazine.com/maverick-the...

Ron Howard's AVEDON offers a nuanced, detailed, and entirely compelling, yet unabashedly celebratory look at the photographer’s art and the legacy. #Cannes povmagazine.com/avedon-revie...

Detention, premiering in Cannes' ACID, observes students in a training program for prison guards and, in turn, a system for teaching social control povmagazine.com/detention-re...

Mahsa Karampour considers her relationship with her brother, who formed a punk band in Iran before trying to make it in the USA, in Into the Jaws of the Ogre. #Cannes #ACID povmagazine.com/into-the-jaw...

The work of editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes serves as a jumping off point for a discussion about the fight for a progressive America in Democracy Under Siege. povmagazine.com/democracy-un...

Mark Cousins' THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM continues with a look at influential non-fiction cinema of the 1970s. @filmfest.bsky.social reports from #Cannes povmagazine.com/the-story-of...

This week in movies! On SILENT FRIEND 🌳 "the characters are well-defined" - Alice Shih "forced and pretentious" - Gilbert Seah "a work of poetics and great intentions" - Marc Glassman torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR explores why THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW endures as the ultimate cult movie. povmagazine.com/strange-jour...

Elephants and Squirrels traces efforts to repatriate Indigenous Sri Lankan artifacts stolen by Swiss collectors amid a larger cultural theft. Nidhil Vohra reviews from Hot Docs: povmagazine.com/elephants-sq...

Even the smallest touch connotes existential ramifications that transcend the sport in soccer doc THE MATCH. @filmfest.bsky.social looks at the film that revisits the 1986 Argentina/England World Cup showdown. #Cannes povmagazine.com/the-match-re...

The new Martin Short documentary MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT is a surprisingly serious bio that picks up the narrative about the actor using laughter to get through a lifetime marked by the loss. povmagazine.com/marty-life-i...

SAIGON STORY and NAMESAKE təm kʷaθ nan lead DOXA winners povmagazine.com/saigon-story...

"With Brampton, I wanted to take the time and capture the moments that go unseen and undervalued in our city." Amreen Kullar tells Nidhil Vohra about representing the city's South Asian community in @hotdocs.bsky.social short I SEE MYSELF IN YOU. povmagazine.com/amreen-kulla...

"In fiction, actors die and rise again. In documentary film, death is definitive." Lucrecia Martel tells Marc Glassman about shifting to documentary for NUESTRA TIERRA/OUR LAND, out at @tiffnet.bsky.social this weekend! povmagazine.com/lucrecia-mar...

This week in movies! On MORTAL KOMBAT 2 ⚔️ "stylish choreography and stomach-churning fatalities" - @victorstiff.bsky.social "There’s a definite samey-ness vibe" - @joelipsett.bsky.social "A silly and contrived repetition" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Concert doc BILLIE EILISH: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT will delight fans and it has enough heart and energy to win over a die-hard Swiftie. povmagazine.com/billie-eilis...

"We’re not resisting the experience of time...We’re flowing through it." Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora on their process with CONCRETE TURNED TO SAND #HotDocs26 #DOXA2026 povmagazine.com/oysters-lago...

Hot Docs 2026 report: Toronto's documentary festival continues to rebound with well-attended screenings and audiences eager to engage with challenging films. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/the-2026-hot...

THE SEOUL GUARDIANS weaves together the 2024 protests in South Korea with images from a 1980 massacre that continues to inspire the fight for democracy. povmagazine.com/the-seoul-gu...

"You can give love away and you can receive it, but how people react to it is not within your control." Nhật Quang Nông tells us about sharing his family story in the intimate feature debut BABY JACKFRUIT BABY GUAVA. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/nhat-quang-n...

AMERICAN DOCTOR, NEKAI WALKS lead @hotdocs.bsky.social Audience Award winners #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/american-doc...

At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process. povmagazine.com/ceremony-spo...

Nine Palestinians take the stage in WHO IS STILL ALIVE to share stories of loss and survival as they collectively grieve for Gaza. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/who-is-still...

A highlight in Hot Docs' International Spectrum, VEGAPOLIS observes a generation of screenagers as they put down the phone and come together at the local skating arena. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/vegapolis-re...

Tom White reports on the Meet the Broadcasters panel from the #HotDocs26 Industry conference. How do broadcasters navigate AI? povmagazine.com/hot-docs-ind...

You don’t have to be a black metal fan to love HEX. But it does help if you’re interested in women who take enormous creative risks. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/hex-review-c...

The voices of women who survived sexual assaults and other traumas lend their voices to a conversation about abortion rights in Scarlet Girls. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/scarlet-girl...

Three Czechian women explore the OnlyFans economy and share the unglamorous realities of online sex work in VIRTUAL GIRLFRIENDS. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/virtual-girl...

A FIRE THERE beautifully opens up the possibilities for poetic documentary as it observes a farming community in southern Georgia. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/a-fire-there...

"The one thing I realized about the war and about this picture is that we’re really looking at a real life Rashomon." Kim Nguyen talks about searching for truth in #HotDocs26 winner SAIGON STORY povmagazine.com/kim-nguyens-...

SENTIENT explores the controversial world of animal testing with figures in the field and those who left. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/sentient-wil...

SAIGON STORY, HOUSE OF HOPE lead #HotDocs26 Award Winners povmagazine.com/saigon-story...

Searching for Drug Peace observes how the Coca Leaf Café and Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary in East Vancouver offers a provocative alternative amid the opioid crisis. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/searching-fo...

THE SECRET READING CLUB OF KABUL brings three young women together to read the diary of Anne Frank and consider their situation in Afghanistan. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/the-secret-r...

And #HotDocs26: The @povmagazine.bsky.social crew reports on docs @intheseats.bsky.social keeps talking away And more! 🍿 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

"When we’re on our phones and scrolling, we lose our collective agency." Valerie Veatch tells Victor Stiff about tackling artificial intelligence in GHOST IN THE MACHINE and what the tech shift means for community. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/valerie-veat...

Re-imagining the line about trash and treasure, MAINTENANCE ARTIST spotlights the career of New York City's artist-in-residence at the Department of Sanitation, Mierle Laderman Ukeles and her eye for labour. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/maintenance-...

Members of the Nuxalk Nation work to restore the ooligan population and find parallels between the fish's disappearance and the region's colonial history in CEREMONY. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/ceremony-rev...

Afghan refugee Soraya Akhalaghi captures her story on her iPhone in A FOX UNDER A PINK MOON as she tries to flee Iran and finds an outlet in the creative process. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/a-fox-under-...

How The Delivery Line Reframes Midwives’ Healing Arts: Susan G. Cole chats with director Nance Ackerman ahead of the film's #HotDocs26 premiere povmagazine.com/how-the-deli...

"What eventually won you over?" "The hot men." Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig tell @ticktockanimate about making JARIPEO. It might be their feature debut, but it's not their first rodeo. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/efrain-mojic...

Day 3 of the #HotDocs26 Industry events included a dramatically satisfying conclusion to the Forum. Marc Glassman and Tom White report on the biz side of the fest. povmagazine.com/hot-docs-ind...

In a post-SINNERS world, BLACK ZOMBIE stands out as an excellent excavation of a specific element of the horror genre #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/black-zombie...

təm kʷaθ nan Namesake is an enthralling look at how the past and present impact our ability to move forward on the land together, writes @smallmind.bsky.social. #HotDocs26 #DOXA2026 povmagazine.com/t%c9%99m-k%c...

View: THE TOWER THAT BUILT A CITY director Mark Myers tells @filmfest.bsky.social about telling the story of Toronto's iconic landmark ahead of its @hotdocs.bsky.social premiere. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/views-how-th...

The Hot Docs Forum returns! Marc Glassman, Barri Cohen, and Tom White report on day 2 of the Industry Conference, which included a Made in Brazil panel and NFB notes for the future. #HotDocs26 povmagazine.com/hot-docs-ind...