Adam MacDonald’s feature-directing debut premiered in Toronto's Discovery sidebar

What can go wrong for two people stuck in the woods?

Just when you thought it was safe to stand up to a bear in the woods, this jarring indie horror drama will make you scurry back indoors. Jeff Roop and Missy ...

“Backcountry” unfolds in a dense forest where two hapless hikers meet with all manner of terrors.

“Backcountry” unfolds in a dense forest where two hapless hikers meet with all manner of terrors.

It’s all pretty effective but in the end, somehow empty.

A girl, a bear and the crisis of masculinity clash in this capable debut

For the first 70 minutes, Adam MacDonald’s feature directing debut is a keenly observed relationship study about a fractious couple ...

Backcountry is a nature-bites-back movie that sends a terminal-stage romance on a camping expedition

Suffice it to say that if you’re planning dinner and a movie, dinner should definitely wait until after.

What makes Backcountry special is the care and patience it invests in its characters.