Cardinals
Adapted from author Giles Blunt’s award-winning “John Cardinal Mysteries” series, “Cardinal” is a six-episode dramatic thriller that follows Detective John Cardinal (Billy Campbell, 'The Killing') on a chilling hunt for a brutal killer in a small Northern Ontario town.
3 November 1960, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14 February 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 October 1987, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 January 2004, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May1987, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 25, 2017
From its opening scenes, Cardinals sets a standard of no-holds-barred storytelling.
September 11, 2017
Cardinals closes on an anticlimactic note that's rather emblematic of the narrative's half-baked nature.
October 04, 2017
The economical efficiency of Cardinals is impressive. More impressive still is the way it traverses its fragile narrative with a confident understanding of its stakes.
September 07, 2017
Despite an arresting first shot, this debut feature epitomizes Canadian cinema at its most frustrating: great performances in a slim script, only adequately brought to the screen.
September 15, 2017
[Sheila] McCarthy's performance makes the viewer feel as though anything could happen.
November 30, 2017
A finely wrought feature debut by filmmakers Grayson Moore and Aidan Shipley.

