‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: The Award-Winning Musician Sings a Final Farewell to His Fans and For Himself | TIFF
There are only so many ways to capture an icon on film. In Elton John’s case, there are now two. In 2019’s Rocketman, the superstar’s... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Eden’ Review: Ron Howard Delivers His Most Exciting Project in Years with Too Wild To Be True Sexy Social Thriller | TIFF
While watching Eden, it’s hard to imagine what you’re seeing on screen actually happened. But perhaps that’s the entire point of the film: the crazier... Read More
‘Happy Holidays’ Review: Scandar Copti’s Winning Screenplay Offers an Unflinching Look at the Impossibilities of Integration | TIFF
Fresh off a well-deserved Orizzonti Award win for Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival, Scandar Copti’s Happy Holidays lands at TIFF and does not... Read More
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: Rungano Nyoni Blends Fantasy and Reality in Daring Story of Generational Trauma and Relief | TIFF
A car passes along a dark road at night, then stops when a body appears. The driver, dressed like Missy Elliot in the music video... Read More
‘The Deb’ Review: Not Quite a Rebel Yell But Wilson’s Dynamic Directorial Debut Delights | TIFF
The most successful actor-turn-directors tend to be those who have a clearly-defined voice that they are able to transfer from in front of the camera... Read More
‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Rachel Morrison’s Directorial Feature debut is a Sincere Yet Unremarkable, By-the-Numbers Sports Biopic | TIFF
Award-winning cinematographer Rachel Morrison (the first woman ever Oscar-nominated for cinematography) makes her feature debut with The Fire Inside, an earnest yet conventional picture that... Read More
‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Offbeat Stephen King-Based Tom Hiddleston Drama Mostly Hits the Mark | TIFF
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)” So goes Walt Whitman’s classic poem “Song of Myself.”... Read More
‘All of You’ Review: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots’ Chemistry Can’t Save an Underdeveloped, Badly Paced Sci-Fi Romance | TIFF
Every year, the Toronto International Film Festival has a handful of small scale science fiction relationship dramas, all hoping to be the next Eternal Sunshine... Read More
‘Transformers One’ Review: Josh Cooley’s Funny, Cool Cybertron Prequel Finds Chris Hemsworth in his Optimistic Prime
With endless franchises and origin stories, it is rare to encounter a film that brings a fresh perspective to both. Transformers One, the new animated... Read More
‘Việt and Nam’ Review: Trương Minh Quý’s Haunting and Melancholic Look at a Country Struggling with its Past | TIFF
Life can be a series of question marks that are never resolved. We may forever wrestle with the possibilities and scenarios, but we are never... Read More
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