Film Reviews

‘The Fabelmans’ review: Steven Spielberg’s most personal film celebrates the art and struggles of telling stories through film [B+] | Toronto

In his most personal film to date, one that will certainly delight cinephiles as well as mainstream audiences who love… Read More

September 18, 2022

‘Plan 75’ review: Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut is a heartbreaking look at isolation and displacement [B+] | Toronto

Japan’s official submission for this year’s Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category, Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is an… Read More

September 18, 2022

‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ review: A sensory queer musical with grand thematic scope [B+] | Toronto

Despite running at a brisk 67 minutes, Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ Will-o’-the-Wisp has a near-epic feel with its grand thematic scope.… Read More

September 18, 2022

‘Saint Omer’ review: Alice Diop’s feature debut is a radical, unsettling, and fascinating look at motherhood [A-] | Toronto

There are films that linger with you after the lights go back on. You keep thinking about them, their characters… Read More

September 17, 2022

‘EO’ review: Jerzy Skolimowski’s film is a poetic, contemplative and heartbreaking account of human cruelty [A-] | Toronto

Certainly one of the year’s standout films, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO is almost silent but says quite a lot about humanity,… Read More

September 17, 2022

‘Sanctuary’ review: Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley sizzle in a twisty, sexy romance that slaps [B+] | Toronto

BDSM has gotten a bad rap on film. Often presented as something indicative of a broken psyche or deviant behavior,… Read More

September 16, 2022

‘Devotion’ review: A sometimes generic buddy war flick elevated by a moving true story at its heart [B-] | Toronto

It’s hard to deny the impact and popularity of a buddy war movie, especially after the unstoppable success that Top… Read More

September 16, 2022

‘The Woman King’ review: Viola Davis leads a Black female blockbuster film that will excite and awe audiences [B+] | Toronto

Most epic films with elaborately choreographed battle scenes and rousing crowd-pleasing moments are overwhelmingly male-dominated. From Spartacus to Braveheart, they… Read More

September 16, 2022

‘The Worst Ones’ review: Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka’s blurred reality drama is one of the most touching and illuminating films of the year [A-] | Toronto

To create cinema, to tell a story, to perform in a film…these are all seemingly enjoyable yet inherently painful and… Read More

September 16, 2022

‘Moving On’ review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reliably anchor a comedy without a clear direction [B-] | Toronto

Can two actresses who have spent seven years portraying best friends in a popular TV show succeed at playing completely… Read More

September 15, 2022

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