TIFF Review: Poland’s Oscar entry ‘Leave No Traces’ is a sobering thriller about the state of police brutality [Grade: B]
Though director Jan Matuszyńki insists Burn After Reading was the single biggest influence on his sophomore feature and Oscars entry, Leave No Traces is not... Read More
Reviews
TIFF Review: Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Guilty’ remake delivers a superb performance from Jake Gyllenhaal but the film remains in the shadow of the original [Grade: B]
A remake of the Oscar-shortlisted Danish film of the same name, The Guilty attempts to recreate the original’s sense of suspense and dread and partly... Read More
TIFF Review: Juho Kuosmanen’s ‘Compartment No. 6’ is a touching film on the essentialness of human connection [Grade: B+]
Quietly ruminating on what brings us together as humans, especially our need to connect as we navigate the harshness, and likely loneliness, of being alive.... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Mothering Sunday’ is a lusty, languid tale of death and creative rebirth [Grade: B-]
England, 1924 — World War I has been over for half a decade, but for many, the wounds of the Great War are still fresh.... Read More
TIFF Review: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s abortion drama ‘Lingui, the Sacred Bonds’ is a celebration of the resilience of Chadian women [Grade: B]
An interesting exploration of what it’s like to be a woman in modern-day Chad, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s latest and much anticipated film, Lingui, The Sacred Bond,... Read More
TIFF Review: Edgar Wright’s ‘Last Night in Soho’ is a clever blend of nostalgia and thrills with a dazzling performance by Anya Taylor-Joy [Grade: B+]
A commercial horror flick rather than an attempt to address deeper issues, Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho is an enjoyable, immersive experience with bits... Read More
TIFF Review: Joachim Trier’s ‘The Worst Person in the World’ is a rich character study and one of the year’s best films [Grade: A]
In The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier delivers one of the year’s most introspective films that works both as a character study and... Read More
TIFF Review: Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ is challenging cinema and taking it to the very edge [Grade: A-]
Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature Titane is certainly one of the year’s most original movies and a compelling look at the transformational power of love and... Read More
Venice Review: Adam Driver and Jodie Comer shine but ‘The Last Duel’ is diminished by an uneven script and skewed perspective [Grade: C]
Cinema has often interrogated on the power and meaning of truth. What is it? How do we get to it? How do we accept it?... Read More
TIFF Review: Céline Sciamma’s ‘Petite Maman’ gloriously captures childhood emotions and perspectives [Grade: A-]
Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to her acclaimed Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a small film with a big heart, a much quieter and restrained... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out 
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and More