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‘Without Blood’ Review: Angelina Jolie Directs Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir With Lots of Looks But Little Content | TIFF

J Don Birnam September 9, 2024

Writer/director Angelina Jolie has shown a penchant for challenging films depicting war when she is behind the camera—think First They Killed My Father or Unbroken.... Read More

‘Daniela Forever’ Review: Henry Golding Elevates an Imaginative Sci-Fi Pic That Falls Short of its Full Potential | TIFF

Matt St. Clair September 9, 2024

When it comes to sci-fi films about an attempt for romantic connection, movies about machines and AI tend to be prevalent within that canon, from... Read More

2024 Creative Arts Emmys (Night Two): ‘Shōgun’ Breaks All Time Record, Pasek and Paul Join EGOT Family

Erik Anderson September 8, 2024

Shōgun has broken the all-time Emmy record for the most wins for any series in a single year with 14, and we’re only in the... Read More

‘Pedro Páramo’ Review: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto’s Adaptation of the Classic Mexican Magical Realism Novel is Otherworldly | TIFF

J Don Birnam September 8, 2024

Long before M. Night Shyamalan’s characters saw dead people, author Juan Rulfo wrote about a whole bunch of them roaming the streets of an abandoned... Read More

‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Daniel Minahan’s Unsexy Adaptation Rides On Svelte Torsos and Not Much Else | TIFF

Daniel Bayer September 8, 2024

While revisionist westerns aren’t exactly popular, they do important work in dispelling the myth of the Great American West. On Swift Horses, Daniel Minahan’s adaptation... Read More

‘The Wild Robot’ Review: An Animated Triumph Destined to Become a Classic with an All-Time Voice Performance from Lupita Nyong’o | TIFF

Kevin L. Lee September 8, 2024

Never underestimate the power of children’s books. It’s easy to dismiss them as something designed for a child at a stage where they’re learning how... Read More

‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing’s 10-Hour Doc Trilogy Disappoints in its Closing Workshop Saga | Venice

Martin Tsai September 8, 2024

Wang Bing’s mammoth Youth documentary trilogy chronicles the lives of migrant workers in Zhili, China, garment sweatshops from 2014 to 2019. The films provide a... Read More

‘Mistress Dispeller’ Review: Provocative Doc Follows a Woman Investigating Her Husband’s Infidelity | TIFF

Adam Solomons September 8, 2024

In 2000, less than one-tenth of Chinese men and women (mostly men) cheated on their spouse. Some experts have blamed the ballooning economy for the... Read More

‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: Mahdi Fleifel’s Unforgettable Feature Debut is a Rousing Reflection on Displacement | TIFF

Mina Takla September 8, 2024

In Mahdi Fleifel’s much-anticipated feature debut, following a number of widely acclaimed shorts, the refugee experience is depicted in ways very few films have succeeded... Read More

‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Gia Coppola Gives Pamela Anderson the Role of a Lifetime in a Performance of Tenderness and Grace | TIFF

Alejandra Martinez September 8, 2024

There is a scene towards the latter half of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl that encapsulates the lonely, tender heart of the film. Shelley (Pamela... Read More

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