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‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ review: Daniel Goldhaber turns a manifesto into a tense and engaging eco-thriller [B+] | Toronto

Abe Friedtanzer September 12, 2022

The word “pipeline” has become politically charged, and this film’s title does away with any remaining ambiguity about where it falls on the subject. This... Read More

‘Pink Floyd: The Wall’ at 40 retrospective: What the classic concept album turned jaw-dropping rock opera told us about the chilling rise of white male rage

Retrospective

‘Pink Floyd: The Wall’ at 40 retrospective: What the classic concept album turned jaw-dropping rock opera told us about the chilling rise of white male rage

Kyle Wilson September 12, 2022

On May 23, 1982, at the Cannes Film Festival, the lights rose after the world premiere screening of Pink Floyd: The Wall and director Alan... Read More

‘L.A. Confidential’ retrospective: At 25, still the best neo-noir film of the latter 20th century

Retrospective

‘L.A. Confidential’ retrospective: At 25, still the best neo-noir film of the latter 20th century

Catherine Springer September 12, 2022

Kids today are so spoiled, with their Moonlights and Parasites and Nomadlands and CODAs winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Life seems so just and... Read More

‘The Good Nurse’ review: Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain are riveting in creepy true life murder mystery [B+] | Toronto

Mina Takla September 12, 2022

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

‘Causeway’ review: Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry shine in Lila Neugebauer’s thoughtful examination of post-war trauma [A-] | Toronto

Billie Melissa September 12, 2022

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

Daniel Bayer September 12, 2022

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

Mina Takla September 11, 2022

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

Kevin L. Lee September 11, 2022

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

Mina Takla September 11, 2022

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

Nicole Ackman September 11, 2022

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

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