Emma Badame
Managing Editor and Film Critic, Freelance at That Shelf
Critic, Freelance at Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Digi. Strategist/Film Journo. @ThatShelf Mng. Editor, @RottenTomatoes-Approved Critic, @AWFJ Member. Also @POVmagazine @etalkCTV. Jeopardy 🏆. She/Her. #Spoonie
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2 weeks ago |
thatshelf.com | Emma Badame
Darren Thornton’s Four Mothers, a remake of the Italian film Mid-August Lunch, is a very easy film to fall in love with. With a charming script, an excellent ensemble cast, and a whole lot of heart, the comedy covers everything from aging to loneliness to Pride to caregiving to trauma and family relationships, and does it all without tipping into full-blown schmaltz or resorting to emotional manipulation.
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2 weeks ago |
thatshelf.com | Emma Badame
Every once in a while, a film comes along that feels like a complete breath of fresh air. Irish-language thriller Aontas is one of those films. Though there are elements here that we’ve seen before, there’s something about the way director-writer Damian McCann and co-writer Sarah Gordon fit the puzzle pieces together that makes it feel completely original. Told in reverse chronology, the story begins at its end–with the aftermath of the heist gone horribly wrong. Or so it seems.
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3 weeks ago |
thatshelf.com | Emma Badame
That Shelf’s Editor-in-Chief Jason Gorber hit “La Croisette” to take in a huge selection of features both in and out of competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Tune in below as he provides us with 12 different reviews, including a look at Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, Ethan Cohen’s Honey Don’t!, Ari Aster’s Eddington, Scarlett Johansson’s Eleanor the Great, and many, many more. andGet more from Cannes 2025 here.
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3 weeks ago |
thatshelf.com | Emma Badame
Rarely have we been more in need of comic relief and distraction than the times we’re currently living in. So it’s not hyperbole to say that Kevin Claydon and Phil Moniz’s new sports comedy, Racewalkers, is exactly what the doctor ordered. In the spirit of Cool Runnings (and even Men With Brooms), the Toronto-based triple-threat directing-acting-writing duo have taken a lesser-watched sport and tailored a truly hilarious story to its oddities.
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3 weeks ago |
thatshelf.com | Emma Badame
The animated feature documentary, from Seth and Peter Scriver, explores the complex bond between two half brothers, one Indigenous, one white, spanning bustling 1980s Toronto to the present day isolated First Nations community of Shamattawa, in northern Manitoba.
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Cannot wait for this one. @Britbox_CA knows more David Mitchell is always a good thing. #Ludwig
The great @RealDMitchell headlines the brand-new (and supremely binge-able) @Britbox_CA detective dramedy #Ludwig. Watch the trailer now and tune in when it premieres on March 20. https://t.co/iNi8zK7Dmi https://t.co/ctjl1cT8en
My favourite film of 2024 is finally coming to theatres this Friday, courtesy of @MongrelMedia . Marianne Jean-Baptiste is stunning in Mike Leigh's #HardTruths, as is the entire supporting cast. See it if you can (and check out my review for @ThatShelf ⬇️)
Mike Leigh's #HardTruths is a stunning, compassionate portrait of humanity likely to be counted among his very best. Marianne Jean-Baptiste's performance is unforgettable. https://t.co/tPlCO6FBBu @MongrelMedia
