Film Reviews

‘The Substance’ Review: Coralie Fargeat Feeds Us Moore Gore in Blood-Soaked Rumination on Female Body Image | TIFF

Women know body horror all too well. Before we can even really grasp what they mean, the standards embedded in… Read More

September 9, 2024

‘Without Blood’ Review: Angelina Jolie Directs Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir With Lots of Looks But Little Content | TIFF

Writer/director Angelina Jolie has shown a penchant for challenging films depicting war when she is behind the camera—think First They… Read More

September 9, 2024

‘Daniela Forever’ Review: Henry Golding Elevates an Imaginative Sci-Fi Pic That Falls Short of its Full Potential | TIFF

When it comes to sci-fi films about an attempt for romantic connection, movies about machines and AI tend to be… Read More

September 9, 2024

‘Pedro Páramo’ Review: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto’s Adaptation of the Classic Mexican Magical Realism Novel is Otherworldly | TIFF

Long before M. Night Shyamalan’s characters saw dead people, author Juan Rulfo wrote about a whole bunch of them roaming… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Daniel Minahan’s Unsexy Adaptation Rides On Svelte Torsos and Not Much Else | TIFF

While revisionist westerns aren’t exactly popular, they do important work in dispelling the myth of the Great American West. On… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘The Wild Robot’ Review: An Animated Triumph Destined to Become a Classic with an All-Time Voice Performance from Lupita Nyong’o | TIFF

Never underestimate the power of children’s books. It’s easy to dismiss them as something designed for a child at a… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing’s 10-Hour Doc Trilogy Disappoints in its Closing Workshop Saga | Venice

Wang Bing’s mammoth Youth documentary trilogy chronicles the lives of migrant workers in Zhili, China, garment sweatshops from 2014 to… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘Mistress Dispeller’ Review: Provocative Doc Follows a Woman Investigating Her Husband’s Infidelity | TIFF

In 2000, less than one-tenth of Chinese men and women (mostly men) cheated on their spouse. Some experts have blamed… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: Mahdi Fleifel’s Unforgettable Feature Debut is a Rousing Reflection on Displacement | TIFF

In Mahdi Fleifel’s much-anticipated feature debut, following a number of widely acclaimed shorts, the refugee experience is depicted in ways… Read More

September 8, 2024

‘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

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