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Toronto Review: Taika Waititi’s relevant, risky and emotion-packed ‘Jojo Rabbit’

Mina Takla September 9, 2019

Taika Waititi delivers a brilliant and timely film that takes risks and packs an incredible emotional punch Before THOR: RAGNAROK, Taika Waititi was known for... Read More

2020 Oscars: Key Dates and Deadlines

Erik Anderson September 9, 2019

As we enter the fall festivals and the beginning of the 2019/2020 awards season it’s important to remember that 92nd Academy Awards are going to... Read More

2019 Emmys: How Ava DuVernay could make Emmy history with ‘When They See Us’

Amanda Spears September 9, 2019

In July, Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us, a four-part series about the Central Park 5 (now the Exonerated 5), received a massive 16 Emmy... Read More

Emmy Interview: Makeup artist and 11-time nominee Debbie Zoller (‘Fosse/Verdon’)

Amanda Spears September 9, 2019

Debbie Zoller has been working in television and film for over 30 years helping to create both the non-prosthetic and prosthetic makeup for some of... Read More

Review: ‘The Sound of Silence’ breaks through the quiet to find a universal experience

Catherine Springer September 9, 2019

Last year I reviewed the film Sorry to Bother You, which was the directorial debut of rapper/music producer Boots Riley. I found that movie to... Read More

Toronto Review: With its uncompromising vision, ‘Weathering with You’ is Makoto Shinkai’s best film

Mina Takla September 8, 2019

Makoto Shinkai delivers a stunningly beautiful and dense animated feature with a refreshing and unconventional message WEATHERING WITH YOU comes at a particularly interesting time... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘The Painted Bird’ is an uncompromisingly daring and breathtaking work

Mina Takla September 8, 2019

Vaclav Marhoul’s period epic is a disturbing but fascinating tale of a deconstruction of innocence and a construction of a man Based on Jerzy Koshinki’s... Read More

Box Office Estimates – IT: Chapter Two opens to $91M, second only to first chapter among September, horror openers

Jonathan Boehle September 8, 2019

IT: Chapter Two opened this weekend to an estimated $91 million in its opening weekend, a massive start that would be shocking and record-breaking on several... Read More

Toronto Review: Marielle Heller’s heartfelt ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ is one of the year’s best films

Mina Takla September 8, 2019

Marielle Heller’s latest is one of the year’s best films and a likely breakout hit for the immensely talented director There’s a point in most... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘White Lie’ is a fresh take on the fake heroes of influencer culture

Erik Anderson September 8, 2019

Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis create one of the year’s most provocative and intricate character study films of the year. There’s a notion that the... Read More

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