Reviews

TIFF Review: ‘Gaza Mon Amour’ is one of the best Middle Eastern films of the year

courtesy of TIFF Plot: A 40-something fisherman in Gaza who has never been married catches an Apollo statue by pure… Read More

September 20, 2020

TIFF Review: Using myth and metaphor, ‘Wolfwalkers’ astounds with arresting visuals and masterful storytelling

Courtesy of TIFF Plot: Blending elements of Irish folklore, this new installment in Cartoon Saloon’s folklore inspired trilogy (Secret of… Read More

September 20, 2020

TIFF Review: Mads Mikkelsen is superb in Thomas Vinterberg’s intoxicating ‘Another Round’

courtesy of TIFF Plot: A group of friends who happen to work together as teachers in the same school decide… Read More

September 18, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Shadow in the Cloud’ aims high but crashes and burns

courtesy of TIFF How does one watch a movie like SHADOW IN THE CLOUD?  Pretend that the gremlin is Max… Read More

September 18, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him down

“When you construct someone as a great man, there’s almost nothing more satisfying than revealing the opposite.”  This sentence, uttered… Read More

September 18, 2020

TIFF Review: Suzanne Lindon’s ‘Spring Blossom’ is a charming tale of first love

courtesy of TIFF Plot: A 16-year old girl enters a romantic relationship with an older theatre actor whose play is… Read More

September 18, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Memory House’ fails to illuminate, keeping its Brazilian folklore out of reach

courtesy of TIFF Plot: An Indigenrous-Black man from Brazil’s rural north struggles to earn acceptance in his community. When he… Read More

September 18, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘Malmkrog’ is a gorgeous, stately slog through frippery and philosophy

(courtesy of Shellac) It’s Christmas Eve in the late nineteenth century, and snow coats the grounds of the eponymous Transylvanian… Read More

September 17, 2020

TIFF Review: Despite strong performances from its leads, ‘Wildfire’ is doused by lackluster storytelling

courtesy of TIFF Plot: After having suddenly and mysteriously disappeared for almost a year, a women returns to her hometown… Read More

September 17, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘The Truffle Hunters’ digs up one of the year’s most moving films

Courtesy of TIFF Plot: In Italy, where truffle hunting is a culinary obsession, a number of elderly hunters continue to… Read More

September 17, 2020

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