Reviews

TIFF Review: Michel Franco’s ‘New Order’ is a Latinx dystopian masterpiece of class warfare

Courtesy of TIFF Tell me now, how should I feel? One year ago in Venice, one film took the entire… Read More

September 14, 2020

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Lake House of Horror”

Claustrophobia (n): extreme or irrational fear of confined places. We’re still at Monique’s lake house and I’m starting to lose… Read More

September 13, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Wolfwalkers’

Courtesy of TIFF Tomm Moore, director of THE SECRET OF KELLS (co-produced with Nora Twomey whose THE BREADWINNER premiered at… Read More

September 13, 2020

TIFF Review: Darkly comic refugee story ‘Limbo’ is a haunting high wire act that pays off

courtesy of TIFF Plot: A Syrian refugee ends up in a remote area in Scotland. Waiting for his asylum request… Read More

September 13, 2020

TIFF Review: Femininity is synonymous with strength in ‘Lift Like a Girl’ weightlifting doc

Asmaa Ramadan in Mayye Zayed's LIFT LIKE A GIRL (courtesy of TIFF) Numerous independent studies have shown that if any… Read More

September 13, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Pieces of a Woman’

Plot: A woman grapples with losing her child shortly after birth.  Review:  A successful character study and an immersive drama… Read More

September 12, 2020

Film Review: Millie Bobby Brown charms and outsmarts her adult counterparts in delightful literary romp ‘Enola Holmes’

Courtesy of Netflix If the success of the Harry Potter franchise taught us anything, it’s that there is an audience… Read More

September 12, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ is a thoughtful and challenging take on class and greed with a sci-fi lens

Courtesy of Lava Films Plot: A Ukrainian immigrant with special powers succeeds in entering Poland where he starts working as… Read More

September 12, 2020

TIFF Review: Through myth and folktale, ‘Night of the Kings’ is rich and immersive and wholly unique

Courtesy of TIFF Plot: A young man is sentenced to the MACA prison in Abidjan, and must tell the other… Read More

September 12, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Penguin Bloom’ avoids ableist pitfalls with a compelling narrative and standout performance by Naomi Watts

Courtesy of TIFF Australian director Glendyn Ivin’s newest film Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, who suffers… Read More

September 12, 2020

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