‘The Good Nurse’ review: Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain are riveting in creepy true life murder mystery [B+] | Toronto
Longtime Thomas Vinterberg collaborator, Tobias Lindholm, marks his English-language debut with The Good Nurse, a gripping thriller with mainstream appeal. Uncovering a harrowing true story... Read More
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‘Causeway’ review: Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry shine in Lila Neugebauer’s thoughtful examination of post-war trauma [A-] | Toronto
Having spent a decade directing the words of Broadway legends such as Annie Baker, Tracy Letts, and Zoe Kazan – to name a handful –... Read More
‘The Inspection’ Review: Elegance Bratton’s personal exploration of perseverance is led by a transcendent Jeremy Pope [B] | Toronto
In 2005, while the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was still in effect, Ellis French (two-time Tony Award nominee Jeremy Pope in his first... Read More
‘My Policeman’ Review: Michael Grandage’s film adaptation is a mixed bag of conventional storytelling and compelling performances [B-] | Toronto
One of TIFF’s most anticipated premieres, My Policeman is a perhaps too by-the-numbers adaptation. What could have been an insightful look at living in a... Read More
‘The Menu’ review: Mark Mylod perfects his recipe of thrills, obsession, and passion [A] | Toronto
Reviewing a film like The Menu is a hilariously ironic task, because with every word I write to this piece, I become more aware that... Read More
‘Godland’ review: Hlynur Pálmason’s latest is an intriguing and evocative look at Danish colonialism [B+] | Toronto
Godland is not a film for everyone. Inaccessible at times and undoubtedly not without traces of indulgence, this arthouse film rewards its patient viewers with... Read More
‘Emily’ review: Emma Mackey breathes life into Frances O’Connor’s passionate and incredibly fitting biopic of Emily Brontë [A-] | Toronto
In her editor’s note to the novel Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Brontë described the book as “moorish, and wild, and knotty as a root of heath.”... Read More
‘Autobiography’ review: Makbul Mubarak’s debut feature is a harrowing tale of lust for power and deeply rooted corruption [A-] | Toronto
Rarely do debut features feel as confident as Makbul Mubarak’s Autobigraphy, an electrifying, bold and heartbreaking film that sends an urgent message about Indonesia’s decaying... Read More
‘The Blue Caftan’ review: A groundbreaking LGBTQ film of MENA cinema [A-] | TIFF
Maryam Touzani’s second feature breaks major ground for Arab cinema with a bold, absorbing and heartbreaking ode to love. For those familiar with Middle Eastern... Read More
TIFF Review : Zhang Yimou’s ‘One Second’ offers a charming, if compromised, love letter to cinema [Grade: B]
Even before it reached Western shores for its premiere as the closing night film of the Toronto International Film Festival, Zhang Yimou’s One Second was... Read More
‘Dahomey’ Review: Mati Diop Creates a Mesmerizing Artifact of Time Itself | TIFF 
81st Venice Film Festival Winners: Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Wins Golden Lion, Nicole Kidman Named Best Actress 
‘William Tell’ Review: A Rousing, Old School Hollywood Epic of a Well-Told Story | TIFF 
‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Review: John Hsu Crafts a Hilarious and Deeply Referential Ghost Story with a Big Heart | TIFF
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