‘Dream Scenario’ Review: Being Nicolas Cage | Toronto
When asked about his fame and his status in being such a meme-worthy actor, Nicolas Cage shared an interesting story. He talked about how he... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Concrete Utopia’ Review: Um Tae-hwa’s Dystopian Thriller Remains a Fun Ride Despite Lack of Nuance | Toronto
Sometimes you read the premise of a film and can tell immediately where it’s going to go and what kind of thematic ideas it has... Read More
‘Unicorns’ Review: A Visually Arresting Examination of Desire and Identity with Transcendent Performances by Ben Hardy and Jason Patel | Toronto
When it comes to capturing on-screen horniness well, it’s about more than physical intimacy. It’s also about the atmosphere and body language between the actors.... Read More
‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Latest Finds the Beauty in the Mundane | Toronto
Films like Perfect Days are rare to come by. Rather than opting for a clear-cut narrative with dramatic twists and turns, this is a quiet,... Read More
‘A Haunting in Venice’ Review: Poirot’s Latest Case is a Ghostly Good Time
Just a year after the release of the seemingly cursed Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh is back with another Hercule Poirot movie, this one... Read More
‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review: A Naughty Bawdy Gaudy Sporty Musical Comedy Out That Alphas the Alphas | Toronto
It can be simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting to watch a film that is so thoroughly on its own wavelength that you have to either get... Read More
‘Mandoob (Night Courier)’ Review: Ali Kalthami’s Nocturnal Debut Feature is a Satisfying Plunge into Saudi Nightlife | Toronto
A few years after Saudi cinema made a splash with Haifa Al Mansour’s Wadjda and the Perfect Candidate, the Kingdom witnessed a major overhaul with... Read More
‘lo Capitano’ Review: Garrone’s Migrant Story is Well Intentioned but Ultimately Slight | Venice
“Mom, I have to go. Look where we live, our house is coming down.” These are the words Seydou, the protagonist of Matteo Garrone’s Io... Read More
‘Lubo’ Review: Franz Rogowski is Extraordinary in Giorgio Diritti’s Sometimes Brutal Work | Venice
‘You will devote your life to conquering death’: so is foretold to the titular protagonist of Giorgio Diritti’s Lubo (Franz Rogowski) before he embarks on... Read More
‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ Review: Liam Neeson Does his Usual Liam Neeson Thing in this Middling Action Thriller | Venice
If there was a theme for the 2023 Venice Film Festival lineup it would most certainly be hitmen. This year Venice attendees have been given... Read More
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