TIFF 2019: MARRIAGE STORY: A Grounded, Relatable Story About Love and Loss
TIFF 2019: MARRIAGE STORY: An Emotionally Affecting Story About Love & Loss

Marriage Story is amongst Noah Baumbach’s finest works; it is sympathetic and charming, while containing some career-best performances by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.

MINDHUNTER: S2E7-9: Questions Linger In A Bleak Conclusion
MINDHUNTER: S2E7-9: Questions Linger In A Bleak Conclusion

With the personal and professional lives of FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill…

THE FLYING FISH: An Ode To The Endless Possibilities Of Animation
THE FLYING FISH: An Ode To The Endless Possibilities Of Animation

 An interesting, esperimental short film, The Flying Fish explores the more surreal realms of our existence that lights and cameras alone struggle to conjure up alone.

TIFF 19: False Idols In Chiara Malta's SIMPLE WOMEN
TIFF 19: False Idols In Chiara Malta’s SIMPLE WOMEN

Simple Women makes for an interesting examination of false effigies and washed-up idols and one thing’s for sure, the two women in focus are most certainly anything but simple.

VILLAINS: A Humorously Brilliant Take On An Old Idea
VILLAINS: A Humorously Brilliant Take On An Old Idea

With standout and nuanced performances, Villains is one of the funniest horror films you will see in quite some time.

LAST CHRISTMAS Trailer
LAST CHRISTMAS Trailer

In Last Christmas, after a health scare, things take a turn for the better for Kate (Emilia Clarke) when she meets Tom (Henry Golding).

The Beginner’s Guide: Yasujiro Ozu, Director

Read our beginner’s guide highlighting the career of film director Yasujiro Ozu, a must-see for cinema fans due to his quintessentially Japanese images.

TALL GIRL: Netflix Teen Flick Fails To Stand Out
TALL GIRL: Netflix Teen Flick Fails To Stand Out

Unfortunately, Tall Girl takes the typical high school movie beats and fails to do much with them.

TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Zaida Bergroth Of MARIA'S PARADISE
TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Zaida Bergroth Of MARIA’S PARADISE

During TIFF, Wilson Kwong had the chance to sit down with Zaida Bergroth and chat with her about her new film, Maria’s Paradise.

CARNIVAL ROW Season 1: From Dark God Wakes To The Joining Of Unlike Things
CARNIVAL ROW Season 1: From Dark God Wakes To The Joining Of Unlike Things

Carnival Row starts off slow and is hard to get invested to, but eventually pays off in some respects.

TIFF 2019: The Plight Of The Dreamer In Pietro Marcello’s MARTIN EDEN

Pietro Marcello’s soaring melodrama, Martin Eden, is a sinking portrait of an unravelling autodidact writer in Naples—tragic and beautiful all the same.

NE ZHA 哪吒之魔童降世: Another Leap In Chinese Animation
NE ZHA 哪吒之魔童降世: Another Leap In Chinese Animation

Ne Zha might not be the best animated film of the year, but China is getting awfully close in competing against Hollywood’s animated offerings.

TIFF 2019: FORD V FERRARI: Car Racing Biopic Loses Momentum
TIFF 2019: FORD V FERRARI: Car Racing Biopic Loses Momentum

Come for the car races in Ford v Ferrari, and some fine performances by Matt Damon and Christian Bale, but don’t expect to take too much away from it.

TIFF 2019: JOKER: A Lackluster Attempt at Humanizing an Iconic Character
TIFF 2019: JOKER: A Lackluster Attempt At Humanizing An Iconic Character

Joker, although clearly a different approach to comic book movies than in the past, just doesn’t feel like a fully developed film.

TIFF 2019: Interview with Production Designer Ra Vincent of JOJO RABBIT
TIFF 2019: Interview With JOJO RABBIT Production Designer Ra Vincent

While at TIFF 2019, Wilson Kwong had the opportunity to speak with production designer for JoJo Rabbit, Ra Vincent.