Toronto Review: ‘Noura’s Dream’
Hinde Boujemaa’s debut feature is an interesting exploration of women’s rights in modern-day Tunisia Making her first feature film after several shorts, Hinde Boujemaa’s NOURA’S... Read More
Film Reviews
Toronto Review: ‘The Laundromat’ is a washout
Steven Soderbergh’s latest is an aimless, flat tale despite a timely premise A timey, topical film isn’t necessarily a good one, especially if it doesn’t... Read More
Toronto Review: Carice van Houten is stunning in the provocative Oscar contender ‘Instinct’
Halina Reijn’s debut feature is an explosive and subversive tale for the #Metoo era In her feature debut, which will represent the Netherlands in this... Read More
Toronto Review: Coming-of-age during wartime love story ‘1982’ is well-intentioned but doesn’t quite gel
Oualid Mouaness’ debut feature is an uneven story about love in the middle of war Making his feature debut after a successful career in directing... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘The Cave,’ a chilling but hopeful tale of female resilience
Feras Fayyad’s new doc is a heartbreaking but hopeful story of how resilience can overcome suffering In his much-anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-nominated LAST MEN... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘The Aeronauts’ is well-crafted with a winning performance by Felicity Jones
Tom Harper’s epic film is a mixed bag of elegance and emptiness Following his well-received Wild Rose, Tom Harper goes for a more epic adventure... Read More
Toronto Review: Not even Cynthia Erivo’s performance can save the deeply formulaic ‘Harriet’
Kasi Lemmons’ latest is a disappointing, uninspired biopic that fails to engage and whose subject deserves better Just because a film is about one of... Read More
Toronto Review: Full of grit, suspense and laughs, ‘Hustlers’ is an absolute knockout
Lorene Scafaria delivers one of the most surprising knockout films of the year and gives Jennifer Lopez her most compelling role to date Few films... Read More
Toronto Review: The elegant and eloquent ‘Marriage Story’ features a standout performance by Adam Driver
Noah Baumbach’s latest is a heartbreaking American masterpiece Likely to be regarded as one of the best films of the year come awards season, MARRIAGE... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Corpus Christi’ is a strong Oscar contender for Poland
Jan Komasa creates a quiet masterpiece that deserves Best International Feature Oscar attention Premiering in North America at TIFF, Jan Komasa’s CORPUS CHRISTI is a... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10