Over at POV Magazine, I reviewed the film The Contestant which screened at TIFF. The documentary revisits the cultural phenomenon of Tomoaki Hamatsu, aka Nasubi, on the Japanese reality show Denpa Shonen: A Life in Prizes. You can read my full thoughts on the film via the link below:
The Contestant Review
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The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, CBC Arts, POV Magazine, That Shelf, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter.
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