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The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2
Reviews

The Witcher Season 3, Volume 2 Starts Strong and Ends Flat | That Shelf

Sunday, 30 July, 2023Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

If you recall, when I reviewed the first part of the season one month ago, I said, “It feels like this

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Reviews

Oppenheimer Review: Christopher Nolan Explores the Price of Knowlege in One of the Best Films of the Year | ForReel

Wednesday, 26 July, 2023Thursday, 5 October, 2023By Matthew

Fans of Nolan’s work will not be surprised that he accomplishes this with multiple overlapping narratives. The first follows Oppenheimer

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The Witcher, Season 3
Reviews

The Witcher Season 3, Volume 1: History Repeats Itself | That Shelf

Thursday, 29 June, 2023Wednesday, 26 July, 2023By Matthew

It feels like this season will be made or broken by the final three episodes, releasing in late July. That’s

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Sinks into Incoherence | Exclaim!

Monday, 26 June, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

There’s a moment in the third act of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts where the bad guys have taken possession of the

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 16
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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 16 Sneak Peak: The Gang is Back in Fine Form | That Shelf

Friday, 2 June, 2023Monday, 31 July, 2023By Matthew

When a long-running series returns for a new season, the first question is always, “will it still be good?” With It’s

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Little Bird
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Little Bird Review: A Must-Watch Canadian Story | That Shelf

Saturday, 27 May, 2023Monday, 24 July, 2023By Matthew

Set in both the late 1950s and the early 1980s, the story follows Bezhig Little Bird, a young girl (played

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Class of '09
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Class of ’09 Is Too Unrefined to Be Great | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

The result is a series with unmet potential (at least in the first half) that will likely receive unfavourable comparisons

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STAR WARS: VISIONS, Volume 2
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Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Review: Nine Exciting Expansions of the Star Wars Universe | That Shelf

Wednesday, 3 May, 2023Monday, 24 July, 2023By Matthew

Star Wars, as a franchise, needs some expansion. This isn’t to say that there aren’t many entries in the franchise, rather

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Polite Society
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Polite Society Doesn’t Follow Coming-of-Age Conventions | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

Polite Society hits the ground running, jumping and kicking in the first few minutes, and never lets up its pace or

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Star Trek: Picard
Reviews

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Review: A Fun, Final Adventure | That Shelf

Saturday, 22 April, 2023Saturday, 22 April, 2023By Matthew

On the whole, Star Trek: Picard has been a mixed bag. With a languid pace in its first season, followed by a

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Shrinking
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Shrinking Grows Past Its Familiar Story | Exclaim!

Friday, 27 January, 2023Wednesday, 16 October, 2024By Matthew

With so much content these days, it can sometimes feel like there are no new stories. Shrinking, AppleTV+’s new series starring Jason

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Broker
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Broker Unboxes Found Families | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 28 December, 2022Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

What makes a family? This is the question on Hirokazu Kore-eda‘s mind lately. As with his 2018 Palme D’or-winning film Shoplifters, Broker attempts to

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John Ware Reclaimed
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020: ‘John Ware Reclaimed’ looks to change the conversation about the famous black cowboy | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 30 September, 2020Tuesday, 16 April, 2024By Matthew

For Foggo, John Ware has been a lifelong concern. She started a research file in the early days of her

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Jumbo
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020: ‘Jumbo’ is a sweet film about love and acceptance | Awesome Friday!

Tuesday, 29 September, 2020Tuesday, 16 April, 2024By Matthew

On its face, Jumbo is about a young woman who falls in love with a carnival ride. No, not “oh

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Magnitude of All Things
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2020: ‘The Magnitude of All Things’ looks at climate change through the lens of personal loss | Awesome Friday!

Monday, 28 September, 2020Tuesday, 16 April, 2024By Matthew

Of all the stories presented, one common thread is money. Unfortunately, those who do the damage are more concerned with

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