Reviews

‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Gia Coppola Gives Pamela Anderson the Role of a Lifetime in a Performance of Tenderness and Grace | TIFF

There is a scene towards the latter half of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl that encapsulates the lonely, tender heart… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘Hard Truths’ Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste Sears the Screen in Mike Leigh’s Carefully Observed Mediation on Black Joy and Sadness | TIFF

Malcolm X once said the most disrespected, unprotected, and neglected person is the black woman.  One of the consequences of… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams and an All-Star LEGO Lineup Tells a Life Story Too Neatly Clicked in Place | TIFF

The first question I, like many other people, thought about Piece By Piece was “Why is it in LEGO?” It… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘Perfumed with Mint’ Review: From Egypt’s Arab Spring Muhammed Hamdy’s Striking Debut of a Wounded Generation Was Born | TIFF

In 2011, Egyptians dreamt of change, social justice and an end to decades-long corruption. The January 25th revolution, led primarily… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘All We Imagine as Light’ Review: Payal Kapadia’s Powerful Look at Women’s Lives in an Ever-Changing India | TIFF

The first lighthouse in recorded history was the Pharos of Alexandria, built in 280 BC. It towered upon the shore… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘Nightbitch’ Review: Amy Adams Goes Feral in Marielle Heller’s Neutered Adaptation of Stressed-Out Mom Novel | TIFF

‘Motherhood is a Bitch.’ So says the tagline of the new Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) film starring… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: Yeo Siew Hua Rivets with Voyeuristic Missing Child Drama | Venice

Singapore is among the most densely populated cities in the world with almost every street under surveillance by CCTV cameras.… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘Dahomey’ Review: Mati Diop Creates a Mesmerizing Artifact of Time Itself | TIFF

How do you tell a story about the return of something precious? About a homecoming? In Dahomey, which won the… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘William Tell’ Review: A Rousing, Old School Hollywood Epic of a Well-Told Story | TIFF

In case you don’t remember the story of William Tell from your school days, Nick Hamm’s new film about the… Read More

September 7, 2024

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