From our new issue: @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social takes over the Policy Matters column and reflects on the implications of looming CRTC decisions and a changing landscape for creatives povmagazine.com/doc-fights-f...

The Documentary Organization of Canada @docorg.bsky.social releases the report from community consultations about the state of documentary filmmaking in Canada. Filmmakers share concerns about funding, distribution, and market access. povmagazine.com/documentary-...

This week in movies! Member reviews include THE HISTORY OF SOUND, HIM, and A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, plus lots of #TIFF50 postmortems. 🍿 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Out of Africa is a favourite for obvious reasons. Although tbh he and JLo did not get enough praise for An Unfinished Life!

Josh spits in Paul's mouth and people have the audacity to call this film boring. 💦

We held our annual pre-TIFF kick-off this year at Tha Phae Tavern, sponsored by TouchwoodPR. Check out some photos of our members and friends from the film scene at the event! torontofilmcritics.com/features/pho...

The amount of people pitching today is INSANE. 🤯

Recapping the documentary slate at TIFF!

Interesting, I think the last time the people and the critics agreed was Nomadland! #TIFF50

Tune in to our annual Spotify playlist, which rounds up 30+ memorable needle drops from films featured at the fest's 50th edition. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/tiff-2025-a-...

That's a wrap for #tiff50! Top picks for the fest: 1. Hamnet (the people are correct!) 2. The Tale of Silyan 3. Cover-up 4. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 5. Below the Clouds 6. The Voice of Hind Rajab 7. The Secret Agent 8. Love + War 9. Levers 10. A Simple Soldier

Shout out to all the strong Palestinian films that didn't get as much airtime as that Very Average documentary. #TIFF50

Maybe ending on the Paula Deen wasn't the best choice. 🤔 #tiff50

Ending #tiff50 with film #62: Canceled: Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Paula Deen, Paula Deen. Unfortunately, I'll fall 1 film short of seeing the full documentary slate this year. 😢

Forget TIFFTY. Stop trying to make Primetime happen. #tiff50

Last day of #TIFF50! Just for fun, I'll place my bets: People's Choice: Hamnet International PC: The Voice of Hind Rajab Documentary PC: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Midnight Madness PC: Nirvanna

On Blue Heron: Meet Canada's most exciting new filmmaker (if you haven't already) #tiff50

Silent Friend is the strangest film at #tiff50. 2/3s of a great film, but I appreciate the big swing.

Hen, aka Flow with a chicken, is finger-lickin' good. 🍗🍗 #TIFF50

"It is a miracle that women were able to make anything, never mind something so successful and so revolutionary." Ally Pankiw tells Susan G. Cole about revisiting the landmark 1990s' concert in LILITH FAIR: BUILDING A MYSTERY #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/giving-lilit...

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is very powerful re: the impact of a reassuring smile. #TIFF50

Laura Poitras does it again! Seems fitting that she goes top banana with Seymour Hersh in a year with journalism as the unofficial theme of the doc slate. #TIFF50

Every time a volcano goes boom, clap, the beat goes on and on in Charli xcx's Euro sapphic romance Erupcja. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/erupcja-revi...

Move over, Morgan Freeman! There’s a new voiceover king in town. Emcee Ruben Little Head makes POWWOW PEOPLE a #tiff50 highlight povmagazine.com/powwow-peopl...

On TIFF's controversial doc: An emotional window into a family's bravery, but a window is inevitably political if you draw the drapes to obscure reality. #tiff50

Picking some best bets for the back half of #tiff50, including waving the flag for an Oscar worthy Nina Hoss in Hedda. thatshelf.com/tiff-2025-ba...

Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst star in #Roofman, Derek Cianfrance's light-hearted account of economic necessity in harsh times. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/roofman-revi...

During the post-screening Q&A at The Road Between Us, the crowd drowned out moderator Lisa Laflamme with boos when she mentioned 64,000 Palestinian deaths. Avrich says it's not a political film, but that response says all you need. #tiff50

In A Simple Soldier, cameraperson Artem Ryzhykov provides a first-hand account of war with hopes that his lens is a 'weapon' to bring change, writes @smallmind.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/a-simple-sol...

Anyone else doing today's strange double bill of Palestine 36 and The Road Between Us? #tiff50

“The film is not political. It’s a story about a family.” @filmfest.bsky.social gets the story on THE ROAD BETWEEN US from director Barry Avrich and star Noam Tibon ahead of the film's #tiff50 premiere. povmagazine.com/barry-avrich...

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising revisits the 1974 Ojibway Warriors occupation of Anicinabe Park in response to violence and systemic racism. @smallmind.bsky.social reviews from #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/ni-naadamaad...

After the dizzying heights of FREE SOLO and the heart-pounded depths of THE RESCUE, Chai Vasarheyli and Jimmy Chin find an intense portrait with its feet on the ground in LOVE+WAR #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/lovewar-revi...

I haven't had to pee this bad since Titanic, but the 7-hr Mettler is great. #TIFF50

Hamnet! 💯💯💯#tiff50

You Had to Be There Review: Toronto’s Godspell Lore Brings the Laughs as Comedy Greats Revisit Hit Musical #tiff50 povmagazine.com/you-had-to-b...

Shane Belcourt and Tanya Talaga tell us about their documentary Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising on the 1974 Anicinabe Park occupation, the story of the Ojibway Warriors, and contemporary parallels. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/how-ni-naada...

Baz Luhrmann's EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT is the STOP MAKING SENSE of Elvis docs. #tiff50 povmagazine.com/epic-elvis-p...

Hedda: "Academy Award winner Nina Hoss" has a nice ring. #tiff50

Roofman is a decent palate cleanser. Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst have nice chemistry. #TIFF50

Wild reception for EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT! People standing up dancing and clapping, huge standing o, Baz Luhrmann dancing at the end. Good times! #tiff50

The Eyes of Ghana sees Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot find one of his better subjects in 90-year-old Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse, a cameraman who captured a nation's history. #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/the-eyes-of-...

LEVERS brings the wild Winnipeggiana to #tiff50. After 2024's banner year for the singular film scene, Rhayne Vermette continues to prove herself one of the most exciting voices from prairies, but also Canada overall. 🇨🇦

The John Candy doc is very touching. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you love it. #TIFF50

Calling bullshit on IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. You know what was an accident? Giving this the Palme d'Or! 👎👎 for @thatshelf.com #tiff50 thatshelf.com/it-was-just-...

Big fan of The Secret Agent. Espionage! Chest hair! Violent legs! 🦵 #tiff50

Also, #tiff50 opening ceremonies began with a short doc looking back at the festival's history, directed by...Barry Avrich. Awkward! 😬

Enjoyed #tiff50 opener John Candy: I Like Me. The festival's struggled with opening night selections, but this one strikes the right now of heat, humour, and Canadiana to kick off the 50th edition. 🇨🇦

Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds talk John Candy and Canada at #tiff50! 🇨🇦