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.

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.