Toronto Review: ‘The Perfect Candidate’ is a compelling tale of equality and politics in Saudi Arabia

September 14, 2019

Haifa Al Mansour’s latest is less effective than WADJDA but remains insightful and often engaging Saudi Arabia’s first-ever female filmmaker,… Read More

Toronto Review: ‘The Laundromat’ is a washout

September 14, 2019

Courtesy of TIFF Steven Soderbergh’s latest is an aimless, flat tale despite a timely premise A timey, topical film isn’t… Read More

Creative Arts Emmy Awards go for Free Solo and Carpool Karaoke; Rachel Bloom wins 1st Emmy; RuPaul wins 4th in a row

September 14, 2019

Free SoloCarpool Karaoke The first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards went in hard for the Free Solo and… Read More

Toronto Review: Carice van Houten is stunning in the provocative Oscar contender ‘Instinct’

September 14, 2019

Courtesy of TIFF Halina Reijn’s debut feature is an explosive and subversive tale for the #Metoo era In her feature… Read More

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ the ‘Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’ of the 2019 Emmys?

September 14, 2019

Game of Thrones (Helen Sloane/HBO) In 2001, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring made its way to… Read More

Toronto Review: Coming-of-age during wartime love story ‘1982’ is well-intentioned but doesn’t quite gel

September 13, 2019

Oualid Mouaness’ debut feature is an uneven story about love in the middle of war Making his feature debut after… Read More

Toronto Review: ‘The Cave,’ a chilling but hopeful tale of female resilience

September 13, 2019

Courtesy of TIFF Feras Fayyad’s new doc is a heartbreaking but hopeful story of how resilience can overcome suffering In… Read More

Toronto Review: ‘The Aeronauts’ is well-crafted with a winning performance by Felicity Jones

September 12, 2019

Courtesy of TIFF Tom Harper’s epic film is a mixed bag of elegance and emptiness Following his well-received Wild Rose,… Read More

Toronto Review: Not even Cynthia Erivo’s performance can save the deeply formulaic ‘Harriet’

September 12, 2019

Courtesy of TIFF Kasi Lemmons’ latest is a disappointing, uninspired biopic that fails to engage and whose subject deserves better… Read More

Academy reveals 2019 Student Academy Award winners

September 12, 2019

Eva Rendle, “All That Remains,” University of California, Berkeley ALL WINNING FILMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR OSCARS The Academy has voted… Read More

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