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It’s a tale that’s as old as time – a movie about a bunch of teenagers trying to move mountains to get to the concert of their dreams. While 1999’s Detroit Rock City centred around a KISS gig, Iron Maiden’s watershed concert in Colombia is the inspo behind The Night of the Beast. It follows […]… Continue reading Teens Trying To Get Into Iron Maiden Gig The Backdrop For New Flick ‘Night Of The Beast’ — 96FM Perth

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto has come to be one of the biggest showcases of documentary cinema in the world, and it’s an event that, on a personal note, I look forward to attending every spring, as I have done since 2011. But this year, the […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) With this year’s edition of Hot Docs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a selection of festival films are being given broadcast premieres every Thursday night from April 16th to May 28th on CBC, documentary Channel, and the CBC Gem streaming app, as part of the Hot Docs […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: 9/11 Kids — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) With this year’s edition of Hot Docs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a selection of festival films are being given broadcast premieres every Thursday night from April 16th to May 28th on CBC, documentary Channel, and the CBC Gem streaming app, as part of the Hot Docs […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: Finding Sally — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) With this year’s edition of Hot Docs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a selection of festival films are being given broadcast premieres every Thursday night from April 16th to May 28th on CBC, documentary Channel, and the CBC Gem streaming app, as part of the Hot Docs […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: Meat the Future — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) With this year’s edition of Hot Docs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a selection of festival films are being given broadcast premieres every Thursday night from April 16th to May 28th on CBC, documentary Channel, and the CBC Gem streaming app, as part of the Hot Docs […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: They Call Me Dr. Miami — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) With this year’s edition of Hot Docs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a selection of festival films are being given broadcast premieres every Thursday night from April 16th to May 28th on CBC, documentary Channel, and the CBC Gem streaming app, as part of the Hot Docs […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: Influence — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) With this year’s in-person edition of Hot Docs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a selection of festival films are being given broadcast premieres every Thursday night from April 16th to May 28th on CBC, documentary Channel, and the CBC Gem streaming app, as part of the Hot […]… Continue reading Hot Docs At Home Review: The Walrus and the Whistleblower — One Movie, Our Views

By John Corrado While the in-person edition of Hot Docs was cancelled this year due to COVID-19, roughly 140 films that were set to screen at the festival will be streamed online instead from May 28th to June 6th, with some being available for even longer. Tickets are $9 apiece, $8 for members, with select […]… Continue reading Hot Docs Festival Online Reviews — One Movie, Our Views