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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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‘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
‘The Fabelmans’ review: Steven Spielberg’s most personal film celebrates the art and struggles of telling stories through film [B+] | Toronto
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‘Plan 75’ review: Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut is a heartbreaking look at isolation and displacement [B+] | Toronto
‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ review: A sensory queer musical with grand thematic scope [B+] | Toronto
‘Saint Omer’ review: Alice Diop’s feature debut is a radical, unsettling, and fascinating look at motherhood [A-] | Toronto
‘EO’ review: Jerzy Skolimowski’s film is a poetic, contemplative and heartbreaking account of human cruelty [A-] | Toronto
‘Sanctuary’ review: Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley sizzle in a twisty, sexy romance that slaps [B+] | Toronto
‘Devotion’ review: A sometimes generic buddy war flick elevated by a moving true story at its heart [B-] | Toronto
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+]