This Week's Film Reviews ( Jan 16th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-jan-16th,-2026

17 December 2025 film has won accolades at international film festivals, including: Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival (2024) | Nominee, Best Film Lisbon Film Festival (2024) | Nominee, Best Film Ghent International Film Festival (2024) | Nominee, Best Film...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

This Week's Film Reviews (Dec 5th, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-dec-5th,-2025

01 December 2025 The film has played and won accolades across many international film festivals. These include: Goya Awards (2025) | Nominee, Best New Director San Sebastian International Film Festival (2024) |Winner, Silver Seashell, Best Director, Nominee, Golden...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Amaka Umeh to host the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards at Meridian Hallhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/arts/amaka-umeh-to-host-the-46th-annual-dora-mavor-moore-awards

27 March 2026 Theatre, Independent Theatre, Musical Theatre, Dance, Opera, Theatre for Young Audiences, and more. The eligible pool of nominees will be drawn from nearly 200 unique productions presented between May 2025 and May 2026 — a remarkable reflection of the...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Arts

Canada's screen talent takes centre stage at the 24th ACTRA Awards in Torontohttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/canada-s-screen-talent-takes-centre-stage-at-the-24th-actra-awards-in-toronto

13 May 2026 earned, and deeply connected to the stories Toronto loves to tell about itself. Politicians sat alongside performers. Nominees cheered each other on. And for a few hours, the business of Canadian screen culture felt less like an industry and more like a...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts and Entertainment

Toronto's Dora nominations spotlight a season of powerful Black storytellinghttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/toronto-s-dora-nominations-spotlight-a-season-of-powerful-black-storytelling

01 June 2026 The ceremony takes place on Monday, June 29, at Meridian Hall (1 Front Street East, Toronto). Amaka Umeh: Host and nominee The evening will be hosted by Amaka Umeh, a celebrated five-time Dora Award-winning actor of Igbo and Ikwerre (Nigerian) descent....

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts and Entertainment

This Week's Film Reviews ( Nov 14th, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-nov-14th,-2025

07 November 2025 of a 20-something writer from rural Maine. Inspired by actress SALLY KIRKLAND’s performance in the sleeper hit, ANNA (Oscar nominee, Independent Spirit Award, and 1988 Golden Globe winner), Zack leaps to pursue his ambitions of a Hollywood Career. “You...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Film Reviews: Week Opening Jan 9, 2026https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/film-reviews-week-opening-jan-9,-2026

26 December 2025 by Nicholas Hytner A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr Guthrie (Academy Award Nominee Ralph Fiennes from CONCLAVE) to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

This Week's Film Reviews ( March 6th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-feb-6th,-2027

03 March 2026 Penelope Cruz is largely wasted as an ambitious detective supporting her boss, played by Peter Skarsgard. Academy Award Nominee Annette Bening also stands out as a doctor who supports Frankenstein. The director’s younger brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, also...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 27th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-mar-27th,-2026

14 March 2026 imprisoned for this dire state of affairs. AFTER THE RAIN: PUTIN’S STOLEN CHILDREN COME HOME, the doc NYC grand jury prize nominee, premieres exclusively in INDIEPIXUnlimited this Friday, March 27th, 2026. Trailer: BTS: THE RETURN (South Korea/USA 2026)...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews