TIFF Review: Shortcuts and misdirected focus don’t ring true in ‘Good Joe Bell’
A road paved with good intentions, GOOD JOE BELL begins as a story about the shared physical and emotional journey of Joe Bell and his... Read More
Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF Review: ‘New Order’ is a harrowing, edge-of-your-seat experience
Plot: In one of Mexico’s richest neighborhoods, high-society guests flock to a lavish mansion to celebrate a wedding. But things soon take a tragic turn,... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘180 Degree Rule’ speaks for countless women whose only language is silence
Plot: Tehran, present day. A school teacher and a mother to a 5-year old daughter is preparing to attend a family wedding in northern Iran.... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Summer of 85’
The opening minutes of SUMMER OF 85 tells us exactly what it’s about. Filmmakers tend to play the Bury Your Gays trope for shock value,... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘No Ordinary Man’ examines the life of legendary trans musician Billy Tipton
I think of myself as many things that define me, the least of which is my gender. It’s not because I was never told what... Read More
Tell me now, how should I feel? One year ago in Venice, one film took the entire festival by storm. A film known only as... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Wolfwalkers’
Tomm Moore, director of THE SECRET OF KELLS (co-produced with Nora Twomey whose THE BREADWINNER premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2017), returns to... Read More
TIFF Review: Darkly comic refugee story ‘Limbo’ is a haunting high wire act that pays off
Plot: A Syrian refugee ends up in a remote area in Scotland. Waiting for his asylum request to be approved, he is transferred to a... Read More
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
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
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead