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The Toronto Jazz Festival opened its 39th edition with a Black Music Month panel titled Jazz Meets Hip Hop, presented by ADVANCE. The Soul Rebels, Kreesha Turner and A&R executive Morgan MJ James joined moderator Skratch Bastid to debate sampling and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Music
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A Toronto-born short horror film is making its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival's 30th edition this summer in Montreal. PURGE, written and directed by Andrew Hamilton and produced by Torrin Blades, centres on identity, mental...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Movies
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How regulation protects the public, and how equity work rebuilds trust. A candid conversation with OCSWSSW leaders on standards, cultural humility, and accountability. This Afropolitan Dialogues episode examines how the Ontario College of Social...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Community
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A dynamic ceremony in Montreal celebrated three organizations advancing health equity across Canada, highlighting powerful speeches on community leadership, systemic change, and culturally grounded care. On a crisp November midday in Montreal, leaders...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Community
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THE BIG FAKE (Il Falsario)(Italy 2026) *** Directed by Stefano Lodovichi THE FORGER would be a more appropriate title for the new Netflix crime drama opening this week than THE BIG FAKE. Based on true events, with incidents made up, obviously, as he...
- Type: Article
- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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ANIMATED For all the categories, the animated is the most entertaining. Two Canadian shorts make the cut, both excellent entries. My fav is the one from Cyprus, THE THREE SISTERS, for its unique animation, simplicity and message of hope. FOREVERGREEN...
- Type: Article
- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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Berlinale 2025https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/berlinale-2025
Had the privilege of viewing 7 little gems screened at this year's BERLINALE, courtesy of the PR Factory. Capsule Reviews of the 7 films: CHIMNEY TOWN: FROZEN IN TIME (Japan 2026) *** Directed by Yusuke Hirota After losing his friend Poupelle, young...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS (China 2025) ***`1/2 Directed by Yuen Woo-ping Based on the comic by Xianzhe Xu, the historical action film BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS is directed by master filmmaker and action director Yuen Woo-ping; boasts an all-star cast...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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FILM REVIEWS: THE BRIDE! (USA 2026) ** Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal This is the second film in recent years that is a re-invention of classic literature. I am not a fan of re-inventions of classics, though one can argue that a lot of work and effort...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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The 24th ACTRA Awards in Toronto brought together Canada's finest performing talent for a landmark evening at Koerner Hall on May 11, 2026. Adrian Walters took home Outstanding Performance – Male for his searing role in It Comes in Waves, while Paul...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Arts and Entertainment
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Taglialatella Galleries in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood is hosting Jean-Michel Basquiat / Editions, a landmark exhibition celebrating twenty-five years of limited-edition screenprints released by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Free and open...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Visual Arts
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BEST BETS for the week: BLOOD LINES DISCLOSURE DAY SHOOT THE PEOPLE IN THE HAND OF DANTE (Netflix) PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN FILM REVIEWS: BOUCHRA (Morocco/Italy/USA 2025) ** Directed by Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani The beginning sequence of the...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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FILM REVIEWS: ANNIVERSARY (USA 2025) ** Directed by Jan Komasa Lionsgate gets serious with three serious productions this month. One is ANNIVERSARY, and the others are the recent KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN and GOOD FORTUNE. Lionsgate breaks the mold of...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2025 The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival · 2025 lineup features 17 features and 45 shorts from filmmakers across Asia and the diaspora. The festival runs from Nov 5–15 in Toronto, with...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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JINGLE BELL HEIST (USA 2025) ***1/2 Directed by Michael Fimognarit One good thing about CHRISTMAS DAY HESIT is that the film is set in London, the world’s renowned Christmas city. Note that to give a more modern look, there's a shot of the more newly...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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DUST BUNNY(USA 2025) ***½ Directed by Bryan Fuller Like many children, Aurora (Sophie Sloan) fearfully believes a monster lurks beneath her bed. And she has good reason to: her foster parents have been eaten by one. Fortunately, she arrives at a...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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The clear winner is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, in three categories. See nominations below with the Winners in Bold: TFCA Awards Annually in December, the Toronto Film Critics Association votes for the best of the best in film, meticulously arguing to...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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FILM REVIEWS: 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (UK/USA 2026) *** Directed by Nia DaCosta 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a close sequel to the previous 28 YEARS LATER that Danny Boyle directed. This latest film, not directed by Boyle but by Mia...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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FILM REVIEWS: ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Germany/Cyprus/Palestine/Jordan/Greece/Qatar/Saudi Arabia 2025) **** Directed by Cherien Dabis ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU and the recent German film THE SOUND OF FALLING share the identical theme of generations of a...
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- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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A February evening at Ottawa’s Shenkman Arts Centre brings emerging Black artists into the spotlight, blending performance, conversation, and community. From music and dance to film and spoken word, the Ottawa Black Creatives Hub Showcase centres new...
- Type: Article
- Author: News Editor
- Category: Arts & Culture
