‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ review: Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his smash hit is a worthy sequel that entertains and grips throughout [B+] | Toronto
One of the most anticipated films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery arrives three years after... Read More
Reviews
‘Bros’ review: Billy Eichner flips the script and gives us a hilarious and heartfelt gay rom-com that’s one of the funniest films of the year [A-]
If you were a young gay growing up in the height of the 80s to 90s rom-com era of Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan you... Read More
‘A Gaza Weekend’ review: Basil Khalil’s feature debut is an underwhelming, uneven comedy of finding human compassion in the direst of circumstances [C-] | Toronto
One of the most anticipated feature debuts at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Basil Khalil’s A Gaza Weekend is the filmmaker’s follow-up to his... Read More
‘Raymond & Ray’ review: Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor lead a game cast who thread the needle of tragedy and comedy beautifully in Rodrigo García’s best film to date [B] | Toronto
Half-brothers Raymond (Ewan McGregor) and Ray (Ethan Hawke) have one thing in common: They hate their father. The no-good son of a bitch made life... Read More
‘The Fabelmans’ review: Steven Spielberg’s most personal film celebrates the art and struggles of telling stories through film [B+] | Toronto
In his most personal film to date, one that will certainly delight cinephiles as well as mainstream audiences who love his work, Steven Spielberg’s The... Read More
‘Plan 75’ review: Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut is a heartbreaking look at isolation and displacement [B+] | Toronto
Japan’s official submission for this year’s Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category, Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is an emotionally dense, harrowing look at... Read More
‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ review: A sensory queer musical with grand thematic scope [B+] | Toronto
Despite running at a brisk 67 minutes, Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ Will-o’-the-Wisp has a near-epic feel with its grand thematic scope. Within its short run time,... Read More
‘Saint Omer’ review: Alice Diop’s feature debut is a radical, unsettling, and fascinating look at motherhood [A-] | Toronto
There are films that linger with you after the lights go back on. You keep thinking about them, their characters never leaving your thoughts, as... Read More
‘EO’ review: Jerzy Skolimowski’s film is a poetic, contemplative and heartbreaking account of human cruelty [A-] | Toronto
Certainly one of the year’s standout films, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO is almost silent but says quite a lot about humanity, or lack thereof, showing us... Read More
‘Sanctuary’ review: Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley sizzle in a twisty, sexy romance that slaps [B+] | Toronto
BDSM has gotten a bad rap on film. Often presented as something indicative of a broken psyche or deviant behavior, the closest we’ve gotten to... Read More
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 
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12