Fault Lines & Frontiers: Mapping the Evolving Geography of European Documentary in Part 3 of Our Survey of the State of Non-Fiction povmagazine.com/fault-lines-...

Ooooh, Sundance adds a FIPRESCI jury! variety.com/2026/film/ma...

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass asks the tough question of our time: if you could bang any celebrity, consequence free, who would it be? thatshelf.com/gail-daughtr...

This week in movies! On GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS 😘 "Deutch remains the film’s beating heart" - Prabhjot Bains "self-indulgent and ridiculous" - @intheseats.bsky.social "good silly fun in its purest form" - @patmullen.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

What can we learn from the Yugantar Film Collective? Nidhil Vohra looks at how one activist group showed democracy in action in India with four films that remain relevant today. povmagazine.com/india-needs-...

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Always looking for a way to sneak Meryl Streep into POV. Cheers to Wes Craven's MUSIC OF THE HEART for adapting a documentary.

First TIFF interview in the can! When are they going to start announcing these? 👀

Some good films to catch this week!

Another day, another Canadian documentary forgoing a theatrical release before being annexed to CBC Gem. Carole Pope doc does the one-night only roadshow thing starting this week.

The Invite is a lot of fun. Super cringe, in a good way. Penélope Cruz steals it.

One of the year's best docs. Shame even this can't get a proper release in Toronto. For, like, one night only, you can see a great doc!

Oooh, Oscar whispering for Andrew Scott as Chariots of Fire star Ian Charleson in Elsinore. The film has reportedly been selected for any fall fest that screened it and his performance is getting comparison to Renee Zellweger in Judy as a sure-fire contender. 👀 theplaylist.net/halfway-to-o...

Grab the poutine and a double-double. Here are 10 NFB docs to stream for #CanadaDay 🇨🇦 povmagazine.com/10-docs-for-...

This week in movies! On COUTURE 👗 "benefits from committed performances" - Kim Hughes "more melodrama than needed" - Gilbert Seah "a film that lives or dies on Jolie’s work" - Marc Glassman torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Are influencers losing their influence? Universal to skip influencer screenings for The Odyssey, but will play for critics. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

New members! These folks represent the Toronto film scene well. 👍👍

What are the best films of 2026 so far? We polled our critics to find out. thatshelf.com/the-best-fil...

"This is not normal." From our current issue, @tomwhiteeditor.bsky.social surveys the state of U.S. documentary to learn how filmmakers, producers, funders, programmers, and broadcasters are adapting in the age of Trump. (A small assignment.) povmagazine.com/the-real-sta...

Get your first look at ANTIDIVA: THE CAROLE POPE CONFESSIONS as the acclaimed doc gets a trailer ahead of its theatrical rollout that begins July 5. povmagazine.com/carole-pope-...

Toy Story 5 is cute, but how are we not talking more about the possibility of having Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga go head to head at the Oscars between this and Devil Wears Prada? And it's not even July! #blessed

A lot of this year's horror movies are way way way over-hyped, but Leviticus is an unsettling and authentic debut. thatshelf.com/leviticus-re...

First #TIFF26 screening in the can! 👀

This week in movies! On TOY STORY 5 🤠 "soul-aching beauty" - @victorstiff.bsky.social "enough heart and humour to power past a shortfall of originality" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "lots of twists and turns" - Karen Gordon torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Roger, My Brother is an affectionate documentary that observes a sister and her husband as they care for her brother, who has Alzheimer's. povmagazine.com/roger-mon-fr...

Catching up with Margot's Got Money Trouble, and I get that the show shouldn't inspire kink shaming, but there's a scene where Greg Kinnear puts mustard on his fries and I just can't deal. Michelle Pfeiffer is pfabulous in this, though. 🍟

I don't get the hype for Maddie's Secret. The casting also doesn't fly with its lefty hipster sensibility.🤷‍♂️

The spirit of Treme endures! (If under depressing circumstances.)

#Leviticus is a haunting tale of fatal attraction and a fable about living in a community that teaches you to associate love with fear. thatshelf.com/leviticus-re...

"If investment systems rely too heavily on short-term market indicators, documentaries will be undervalued." In our current issue, @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social surveys what's at stake for documentary in a shifting landscape povmagazine.com/isnt-documen...

How-- HOW?--does TIFF's accreditation process not let you reuse all the urls you uploaded 6 months ago when providing your receipts from the previous festival? 🤦‍♂️

This week in movies! On DISCLOSURE DAY 👽 "A half-compelling, half–finished grab bag of disconnected ideas" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social "It’s mid-tier Spielberg" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "It feels a bit too binary." - Karen Gordon torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Featuring an electrifying performance from Kieron Moore, #BlueFilm provocatively understands the pleasure of feeling desired. thatshelf.com/blue-film-re...

Huge fan of DISCLOSURE DAY. Spielberg can be Hollywood's resident cheesemeister, but when he gets the balance right, he's the king of movie magic.

From The O.C to POV, Ben McKenzie chats about his directorial debut!

Had a lot of fun chatting STOP! THAT! TRAIN! with Adam Shankman. Spielberg could never.

HOLOFICTION artfully collects images from a history of Holocaust cinema to consider the claim that certain stories can't, or shouldn't, be represented by fiction. #TJFF povmagazine.com/holofiction-...

Fine. Last 10 Spielbergs, ranked: 1. The Post (💯MERYL💯) 2. Disclosure Day (The Post but with aliens) 3. West Side Story 4. Bridge of Spies 5. The Fabelmans? . 6. Ready Player One 7. Tin Tin 8. The BFG (I forgot it exists) . . . 9. Lincoln 🧀🧀🧀 . . . . . . 10. War Horse (a hate crime against taste)

Ok, I think I'm finally willing to forgive Spielberg for War Horse. #DisclosureDay

"It zeroes in on some sort of emotional truth or is timeless." POWER BALLAD's Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, and John Carney tell us the key to making a great song. thatshelf.com/power-ballad...

This week in movies! On SCARY MOVIE 👻 "Faris leans back into Cindy Campbell hard" - @intheseats.bsky.social "The plot is the usual dog’s brunch" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "It’s the same sex and drug jokes as the original" - @joelipsett.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Two documentaries, The Stringer and Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom, explore the complicated history of iconic photos from the Vietnam War. povmagazine.com/the-impact-o...

This week in movies! On TUNER 🎹 "a distinctly urban romantic fable and tragedy" - Jim Slotek On PRESSURE ☁️ "Andrew Scott is the film’s lynchpin and flat-out owner" - Kim Hughes torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Allison Janney gives one of the best performances of her career in MISS YOU, LOVE YOU, and is well-matched with Andrew Rannells in a two-hander about love and grief. thatshelf.com/allison-jann...

Applications are now open for membership in the Toronto Film Critics Association! Deadline to apply is June 8 at 5:00 PM EST. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

What does it mean for Canadian film if documentary filmmakers are increasingly turning to the states? Good report by Adam Benzine, especially on the heels of CRTC changes. Earlier this year, the Canadian team behind Sundance winner Nuisance Bear also had to tap US $$$. (And yes, drama films too!)

The 2026 Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival brings audiences 33 films from 16 countries, including the Canadian premiere of Oscar Isaac's King Hamlet. #BMFM2026 thatshelf.com/what-to-watc...

Film sector responds as the CRTC announces the elimination of Programs of National Interest (PNIs), which traditionally protected non-commercial programming including documentary. povmagazine.com/docs-at-risk...

I enjoyed Power Ballad for the Diane Warren-ness of it all, but I not know if I buy that the song world be THAT big a smash hit. Still, the tune proves that good music is just like Paul Rudd: it never ages. 👍

Don't miss this doc at Inside Out - quite powerful!