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Netflix’s Ballad of a Small Player: Your Quintessential Casino Film

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026News in BriefBallad of a Small Player, TIFF 2025

Netflix’s Ballad of a Small Player arrived with strong anticipation, earning a place among the five most anticipated films of TIFF 2025. The Toronto International Film Festival has long been a platform for showcasing compelling

Owning Mahowny: Canada’s Hidden Classic Gambling Movie

February 19, 2026February 24, 2026TipsOwning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny is a move which captured the subtle pull of the gambling market with remarkable honesty. It is considered one of Canada’s most underrated cinematic achievements. Gambling has always been a popular pastime in

Êmîcêtôcêt Many Bloodlines 2020 Searching for identity through motherhood

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026Canadian Independent FilmsCree, Êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines, Indigenous, LGBTQ, Theola Ross

Êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines is a profound and intimate 2020 short documentary film directed by Canadian filmmaker Theolay Ross. Despite its concise running time, the film is a powerful statement in which a personal story becomes

5 Screen Standouts from Kiefer Sutherland That Aren’t 24

February 10, 2026February 10, 2026ActorsA Few Good Men, Dark City, Dead Heat, Flatliners, Kiefer Sutherland, Melancholia

Despite wrapping up its initial run in 2010, Fox thriller 24 still remains Kiefer Sutherland’s best-known role, earning the actor no shortage of Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes. Alongside his starring turn in political drama

The Best Canadian Sports Films Ever Made

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026Quick TakesCanadian Sports Films, Goon, Men with Brooms

When moviegoers think of the sports genre, the mind often drifts to the glossy, high-budget spectacles of Hollywood. We think of the slow-motion knockouts in Rocky, the cornfield magic of Field of Dreams, or the

Now You See Me 4 Officially in Writing Process

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026AnnouncementsLionsgate, Now You See Me 4

After a long 9-year hiatus, the creators of the widely successful Now You See Me and Now You See Me 2 movies decided to reward their fans with a third instalment of the hit series