TIFF Review: Femininity is synonymous with strength in ‘Lift Like a Girl’ weightlifting doc
Numerous independent studies have shown that if any given field becomes dominated by women, its inherent value becomes proportionately reduced; not simply in terms of... Read More
Film Reviews
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 that’s not without its flaws,... Read More
Film Review: Millie Bobby Brown charms and outsmarts her adult counterparts in delightful literary romp ‘Enola Holmes’
If the success of the Harry Potter franchise taught us anything, it’s that there is an audience for well-made films aimed at young audiences. Historically... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ is a thoughtful and challenging take on class and greed with a sci-fi lens
Plot: A Ukrainian immigrant with special powers succeeds in entering Poland where he starts working as a masseur in a luxurious compound. As he moves... Read More
TIFF Review: Through myth and folktale, ‘Night of the Kings’ is rich and immersive and wholly unique
TIFF Review: Through myth and folktale, ‘Night of the Kings’ is rich and immersive and wholly unique
Plot: A young man is sentenced to the MACA prison in Abidjan, and must tell the other prisoners stories to survive. Review: One of the... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Penguin Bloom’ avoids ableist pitfalls with a compelling narrative and standout performance by Naomi Watts
Australian director Glendyn Ivin’s newest film Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, who suffers a tragic accident during a vacation that changes... Read More
TIFF Review: A brilliant performance by Peter Sarsgaard anchors the harrowing true story of ‘Mr. Jones’
Plot: Based on true events, Mr. Jones dramatizes the story of Gareth Jones, a journalist from Wales, who in 1933 travels to the Soviet Union... Read More
TIFF Review: Despite a compelling Kate Winslet, ‘Ammonite’ remains at a distance
Plot: In 1840s England, a fossil hunter, Mary Anning who owns her own fossil business but rarely gets proper credit for her major discoveries, falls... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Shiva Baby’
It would be easy to dismiss Danielle (Rachel Sennott) as a wildly self-absorbed and irresponsible college student. Out of the nest, half-settled on a “frivolous”... Read More
“Everything was perfect,” says young Noah Bloom (Griffin Murray-Johnston), as he recollects his family’s Thailand vacation in Penguin Bloom. Then, it was not. Noah’s mother... Read More
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