Il Paese: The Village Review – The Tomatoes Are Always Redder
A mother and daughter from Montreal make an overdue trip to Italy to reconnect with their roots and immerse themselves in their heritage in Il Paese: The Village . .
by Pat Mullen·
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SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve [Hopefully] Heard Of Review
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of revisits the rise and growth of the popular Canadian sketch show that launched talents like Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, and Martin Short. .
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Reviews
Captain Newfoundland Review: Keeping Canada Weird Since 1955
Mike Feehan and Jamie Miller chart the eccentric history of Geoff Stiring and his creation of both Newfoundland Television and its hero, Captain Newfoundland. .
by Pat Mullen·
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve [Hopefully] Heard Of Review
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of revisits the rise and growth of the popular Canadian sketch show that launched talents like Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, and Martin Short. .
Pat Mullen·
O Fear, O Night Review: Overcoming that Cotton Candy Monster on Your Back
Filmmaker Christine Chevarie-Lessard invites audiences to follow along her journey through confronting anxiety and learning to live with it in O Fear, O Night. .
Pat Mullen·
The Wind’s Thirst Review: A Tale of River Warriors and Land Defenders
The visually striking The Wind's Thirst observes three members of Colombia's Wayuu community as they defend their land against industrial development. .
Pat Mullen·
Features
Ba’s Book and the Search for Home
In Ba's Book , filmmaker Ashley Duong adapts her father's story in a creative fashion that dramatizes his journey from Vietnam to Canada. .
Alice Shih·
Could You Can See Everything Make Oscar History for Documentary?
Does the hype for You Can See Everything make it an Oscar contender for categories like Best Picture? No documentary has ever cracked the top category. .
Pat Mullen·
Geopolitics and Ecology Heat Up the North
How films like Nuisance Bear , Angry Inuk , Time and Water , Tuktuit: Caribou , and Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again capture the environmental and social complexity of the North. .
Gesilayefa Azorbo·
Interviews
Alex Gibney on Musk and Playing in Elon’s Sandbox
An interview with Musk director Alex Gibney on charting the rise to power of Elon Musk with hopes to understand how the world got to this point of peril. .
Pat Mullen·
Jessica Earnshaw’s Family Viewing
With her films Jacinta and Baby Doe , Jessica Earnshaw has confidently introduced herself with deeply personal documentaries about families. .
Liam Lacey·
The Never-Ending Marathon of Terry Fox
Sean Menard's documentary Run Terry Run offers previously unseen archives from Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, which continues to inspire Canadians. .
Liam Lacey·
News
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney Wins WIFF Prize in Canadian Film
Matthew Rankin's Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney wins the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film and a $25,000 cash prize as Windsor International Film Festival. .
by Pat Mullen·
Festivals
Windsor Film Festival Highlights Top Spot for Docs on the Circuit
Windsor International Film Festival boasts a huge line-up of documentaries including the Goodfellas film As Far Back as I Can Remember . .
Pat Mullen·
Festober Cometh: Doc Highlights on the Circuit
Documentary highlights at Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, ReelWorld Film Festival, and Rendezvous with Madness film festival. .
Pat Mullen·
Ceremony Wins Best Canadian Documentary at VIFF
Winners of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) awards for 2026 include Ceremony , directed by Banchi Hanuse, which took home top doc. .
Pat Mullen·
Latest Articles
Possible Love Review: Class Seen through the Documentary Lens
A documentary fimmaker explores labour strife but struggles to reckon with her own social privilege in Lee Chang-dong's quietly moving Possible Love . .
Pat Mullen·
Now Streaming: There Are No Words Mines a Family’s Painful History
Now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), There Are No Words sees Min Sook Lee examine a personal story that's long haunted her. .
POV Staff·
You Can See Everything Review: Or, the Characters We Create for Ourselves
In You Can See Everything Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim capture the elusive mystery of Elizabeth Holmes in a portrait that proves the truth isn't nearly as interesting as a lie. .
Pat Mullen·
Watch the Trailer for Understory Ahead of Its DOC NYC Debut
Watch the trailer for Understory , a documentary about all we can learn from plants as we seek to repair our relationship with nature and restore the nature world. .
Pat Mullen·
Hot Docs Returns with Another Helping of Doc Soup
Hot Docs' Doc Soup series returns on October 7 with Hanging By a Wire , Mohammed Ali Naqvi's docu-thriller about a 2023 gondola rescue mission. .
Pat Mullen·
Beatrice Gibson on At Night and Domestic, Chaotic Work
An interview with At Night director Beatrice Gibson about creating an intersectional portrait of Parisian women and drawing upon literary references. .
Nirris Nagendrarajah·
The Government Must Defend Our Cultural Sovereignty
What's at stake for creatives in the Canadian screen sector--and Canadian culture more broadly--if the government doesn't uphold the terms of the Online Streaming Act? Everything. .
Julian Carrington·
NAZA Review: Or, How to Score Bonus Points During a Genocide
Gripping yet mundane testimonies from IDF operatives in NAZA describe the systematic killing of Palestinians and targeting of civilian homes. .
Pat Mullen·
The Documentary Side of VIFF 2026: Some Highlights
Documentary highlights at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) include Ceremony , Nuisance Bear , and The Story of Documentary Film. .
Pat Mullen·
The Sandbox Trailer: What Happens When You Remove Humans from a Global Crisis?
Kenya-Jade Pinto's feature directorial debut The Sandbox observes what happens when new technologies obscure the people whose lives are at stake amid the migration crisis. .
Pat Mullen·
First Comes Love: Nakabingwit Trailer Highlights a Rare Documentary Rom-Com
Watch the first trailer for First Comes Love: Nakabingwit before its study of interracial dating debuts at VIFF and Reelworld film festivals. .
Pat Mullen·
Larry Weinstein’s September Songs Plays as Fresh as Ever
Larry Weinstein looks back at his 1994 film September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as a new restoration brings the unconventional music doc to audiences. .
Pat Mullen·