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TIFF Review: ‘180 Degree Rule’ speaks for countless women whose only language is silence

Mina Takla September 15, 2020

Plot: Tehran, present day. A school teacher and a mother to a 5-year old daughter is preparing to attend a family wedding in northern Iran.... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Summer of 85’

Meghan White September 14, 2020

The opening minutes of SUMMER OF 85 tells us exactly what it’s about. Filmmakers tend to play the Bury Your Gays trope for shock value,... Read More

TIFF Review: Michel Franco’s ‘New Order’ is a Latinx dystopian masterpiece of class warfare

Diego Andaluz September 14, 2020

Tell me now, how should I feel? One year ago in Venice, one film took the entire festival by storm. A film known only as... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Wolfwalkers’

Rubin Safaya September 13, 2020

Tomm Moore, director of THE SECRET OF KELLS (co-produced with Nora Twomey whose THE BREADWINNER premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2017), returns to... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Nomadland’ is a miracle of a film

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TIFF Review: ‘Nomadland’ is a miracle of a film

Mina Takla September 13, 2020

Plot: A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a modern-day nomad in a van that carries all... Read More

TIFF Review: Darkly comic refugee story ‘Limbo’ is a haunting high wire act that pays off

Mina Takla September 13, 2020

Plot: A Syrian refugee ends up in a remote area in Scotland. Waiting for his asylum request to be approved, he is transferred to a... Read More

TIFF Review: Femininity is synonymous with strength in ‘Lift Like a Girl’ weightlifting doc

Meghan White September 13, 2020

Numerous independent studies have shown that if any given field becomes dominated by women, its inherent value becomes proportionately reduced; not simply in terms of... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Pieces of a Woman’

Mina Takla September 12, 2020

Plot: A woman grapples with losing her child shortly after birth. Review: A successful character study and an immersive drama that’s not without its flaws,... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ is a thoughtful and challenging take on class and greed with a sci-fi lens

Mina Takla September 12, 2020

Plot: A Ukrainian immigrant with special powers succeeds in entering Poland where he starts working as a masseur in a luxurious compound. As he moves... Read More