Calorie—Eisha Marjara's feature debut—doesn't quite achieve the catharsis it seeks, but finds some quiet rewards in its intimacy. thatshelf.com/calorie-revi...

"Everybody's hearts came ricocheting through me." Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and Chloe Zhao join us to discuss #Hamnet. thatshelf.com/jessie-buckl...

Looking for holiday gift ideas? The #LEGO Shelf has some suggestions for you, including a little something for #Wicked and #HarryPotter fans. thatshelf.com/the-lego-she...

That Shelf sat down with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to discuss shedding his action-hero armour and embracing his vulnerable side as Mark Kerr. thatshelf.com/the-smashing...

For lovers of the novel and stage show (and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo), Wicked: For Good will satisfy...but it doesn't soar quite as high as its predecessor. thatshelf.com/wicked-for-g...

#InYourDreams never fully taps into the imagination and limitless possibilities that animation can offer. thatshelf.com/in-your-drea...

Interview: @runningmanmovie.com's director @edgarwright.bsky.social on the film's needle drops, movie stars and massive production. thatshelf.com/interview-ed... #RunningManMovie

The latest #NowYouSeeMe sequel leans heavily into the franchise’s extravagant wonder, says @sarahgopaul.bsky.social thatshelf.com/now-you-see-...

Nuremberg is an engaging, well-acted drama (even Rami Malek is good!) but it's a missed opportunity, writes @smatthew.bsky.social thatshelf.com/nuremberg-re...

Edgar Wright's flawed adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novel, #TheRunningMan, still bests the first. thatshelf.com/the-running-...

Loved hearing how Hedda's Nina Hoss (who gives the best performance of the year) found inspiration for her character in Shere Hite and imagined The Hite Report as the research that Eileen never got to publish.

For @thatshelf.com a celebration of Montreal's #MusicalBox, the live audio documentary experience that makes the term "coverband" seem positively insulting to such magnificence as they help bring the music of #Genesis from the '70s to life youtu.be/KYAmkJMTEac

Train Dreams is coming to Netflix, but you'll want to see this one in a theatre. A beaut. Very Malickian.

Films rarely feel as authentically life-affirming as Come See Me in the Good Light thatshelf.com/come-see-me-...

[email protected]'s #Frankenstein also manages to be one for the ages–timeless in both its epic horror and its more intimate hope for humanity’s potential. See it on @netflix.com now. thatshelf.com/frankenstein...

#PredatorBadlands, starring Elle Fanning and directed by Dan Trachtenberg, breathes new life into the familiar, decades-long franchise. thatshelf.com/predator-bad...

New from the team behind Jockey and Sing Sing, #TrainDreams is a beautifully elegiac slice of Americana. thatshelf.com/train-dreams...

Sydney Sweeney's transformative performance elevates boxing biopic #Christy. thatshelf.com/christy-revi...

Frequent @contrazoompod.bsky.social guest Paulo Bautista, had the pleasure of attending the NYFF. He reports back with audio diaries on films he saw. thatshelf.com/contra-zoom-...

Interview: Benjamin Wainwright and Shaniqua Orwok on why #PBSMaigret is more a "why-dunnit" than a "who-dunnit", and what makes the French detective so timelessly appealing. thatshelf.com/interview-ma...

The boys are reunited to delve into a classic called Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things by Thomas Casey and find themselves wondering...is she dreadful enough? thatshelf.com/bgm-episode-...

The Springfield Googolplex podcast reorders AFI's “100 Years… 100 Movies” list by how many times they were referenced on The Simpsons. Can they create a different canon of American film? thatshelf.com/springfield-...

The 44th edition of VIFF just concluded and @contrazoompod.bsky.social talk about some of their favourite films! Joining the guys is Darren Zakus. thatshelf.com/contra-zoom-...

With the latest version of Frankenstein⁠ coming out from director Guillermo del Toro, @contrazoompod.bsky.social look's back at the history of this monster movie. thatshelf.com/contra-zoom-...

Film critic Norm Wilner joins the Springfield Googolplex podcast to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X." thatshelf.com/springfield-...

Starting November 24, the Criterion Channel will debut #BlossomsShanghai, the highly anticipated new series from visionary director Wong Kar Wai. thatshelf.com/criterion-ch...

#TheWhiteHouseEffect intelligently depicts the escalating climate crisis from the 1970s onward by selecting footage of the many reminders America received about future catastrophe. thatshelf.com/the-white-ho...

Josh O'Connor leads a slow, disappointing heist movie in #TheMastermind, as Kelly Reichardt's latest effort falls short. thatshelf.com/the-mastermi...

Sub/dom biker romance #Pillion is insanely hot and surprisingly sweet. thatshelf.com/pillion-revi...

"The stakes are higher. The chaos is bigger." Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss tell us about their juicy roles in Hedda. thatshelf.com/tessa-thomps...

Lyana Patrick’s Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again captures the First Nations’ decades-long battle to revive BC’s river and protect their way of life. thatshelf.com/nechako-it-w...

Head to That Shelf for the exclusive #Meadowlarks poster premiere, before the film hits theatres on November 28. thatshelf.com/meadowlarks-...

Familiar Touch is a tender and heartbreaking film. thatshelf.com/familiar-tou...

Familiar Touch is a tender and heartbreaking film. thatshelf.com/familiar-tou...

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is strictly for fans of the manga/anime series, but still makes an impression through its explosion of sound and images. thatshelf.com/chainsaw-man...

With tender performances, a stunning setting, and a deftly handled directorial debut from Lilian T. Mehrel, #Honeyjoon lingers long after the credits roll. thatshelf.com/honeyjoon-re...

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is not the Boss of biopics. thatshelf.com/springsteen-...

Blessings for the lunar eclipse! Get ready to embrace the strange with #Bugonia. thatshelf.com/bugonia-revi...

That Shelf sat down with filmmaker, author, and film critic Chris Stuckmann to discuss directing his feature directorial debut, the horror thriller Shelby Oaks. thatshelf.com/shelby-oaks-...

Ben Still's documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost shines a light on one a great comedic duo - his parents. thatshelf.com/stiller-mear...

Bold, bright, and bursting with energy, #Köln75 hits all the right notes. thatshelf.com/koln-75-revi...

When a Zodiac Killer documentary falls apart, the story that replaces it is even more intriguing in Charlie Shackleton's #ZodiacKillerProject thatshelf.com/zodiac-kille...

This year’s #RWMFEST explores loss of personal agency and dignity, as well as resilience of the human spirit. thatshelf.com/2025-rendezv...

Alan Zweig’s Love, Harold is a moving new documentary that opens up honest conversations about suicide, grief, and the love that endures after loss. thatshelf.com/love-harold-...

On the latest Contra Zoom Pod episode, Jeff Bulmer sat down with Zacharias Kunuk, the director of #TIFF50's Wrong Husband, for an interview! thatshelf.com/contra-zoom-...

"That says a lot about someone: how you hold space for them even when you're pissed at them. I think that's unconditional love." Lili Reinhart and Cooper Raiff talk #HalAndHarper! thatshelf.com/cooper-raiff...

#WhoKilledtheMontrealExpos is a satisfying documentary about the rise and fall of Canada's first baseball team: The Montreal Expos. thatshelf.com/who-killed-t... #MLB #Canada #Netflix #Expos

#BlackPhone2 reminds us of the connection we made with two scared kids 4 years ago as we empathize with their despair over having to do it again, says @sarahgopaul.bsky.social thatshelf.com/black-phone-...

#ThePerfectNeighbor is a new true crime documentary from Netflix about a dispute between two neighbours that elevates into a conversation about gun violence. thatshelf.com/the-perfect-...

Jennifer Lopez shows us what makes an 'actor' a 'star' with her showstopping performance in #KissOfTheSpiderWoman thatshelf.com/kiss-of-the-...