‘Dahomey’ Review: Mati Diop Creates a Mesmerizing Artifact of Time Itself | TIFF
How do you tell a story about the return of something precious? About a homecoming? In Dahomey, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin... Read More
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‘William Tell’ Review: A Rousing, Old School Hollywood Epic of a Well-Told Story | TIFF
In case you don’t remember the story of William Tell from your school days, Nick Hamm’s new film about the Swiss folk hero opens with... Read More
‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Review: John Hsu Crafts a Hilarious and Deeply Referential Ghost Story with a Big Heart | TIFF
After the critical and commercial success of Detention, it was only a matter of time before Taiwanese filmmaker John Hsu would visit ghosts again. But... Read More
‘No Other Land’ Review: Basel Adra’s Palestinian Doc is a Story of Survival and Resilience and Demands Your Attention | TIFF
I have to imagine that one of the most difficult parts of making a documentary is that when real life writes the plot, you really... Read More
‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield Romantic Drama is Less a Tear-Jerker and More Like a Forced Extraction | TIFF
Life affirming dramas or tear-jerking romcoms should do at least one of those things—affirm life, or make you cry a little while amused by the... Read More
‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Haunted House Drama is Quietly Terrifying | TIFF
Haunted houses are scary, but the hidden personal demons that are common in our modern society are at least just as disturbing. In Steven Soderbergh’s... Read More
‘The Girl with the Needle’ Review: Magnus von Horn Serves a Gripping and Bleak Tale of Unspeakable Violence | TIFF
In his third feature, Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn delivers a striking look at one of Denmark’s most haunting crimes. What could have been a... Read More
‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: A Game Show Scandal Fuels a Compelling Character Study with an Uncanny Performance by Paul Walter Hauser | TIFF
With the streaming bubble on the verge of collapse and cable in continual freefall, we’re seeing more and more filmmakers making movies about the television... Read More
‘Four Daughters’ Review: Kaouther Ben Hania’s Inventive Documentary/Narrative Hybrid is One of the Best Films of the Year | Toronto
Love can be painful, hard and overbearing. That’s particularly true when it comes to maternal love in the Middle East, a region where love is... Read More
‘Memory’ Review: Michel Franco’s Latest Favors Restraint and Contemplation as Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain Give Staggering Performances | Toronto
Films dealing with brain diseases such as dementia have long been overwhelmingly emotional experiences that pulled on heartstrings, emphasizing its characters’ ordeal and showcasing the... Read More
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