Film Festivals

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)

Sleeping With Other People aptly captures humor while offering a generous dose of heartfelt moments.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FAIR PLAY
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FAIR PLAY

Fair Play is a hauntingly realistic depiction of toxic masculinity and sexual politics centered within the cutthroat and challenging world of high finance.

Fantastic Fest 2023: WHEN EVIL LURKS
Fantastic Fest 2023: WHEN EVIL LURKS

When Evil Lurks proves itself a visceral horror that will get under your skin.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER

Hell of a Summer is a campy blast of a film, blending the nostalgia of 80s camp slashers with coming-of-age teen comedies. 

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE KING TIDE Interviews
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE KING TIDE Interviews

Kristy Strouse spoke with Christian Sparkes for his film The King Tide, along with its two stars!

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HIT MAN & DREAM SCENARIO
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HIT MAN & DREAM SCENARIO

Stories about college professors are popular at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, with both Hit Man and Dream Scenario being examples.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: MONSTER: Finding Happiness In A Perplexing World
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: MONSTER: Finding Happiness In A Perplexing World

With a simple premise but endless complexity, Monster sees Hirokazu Kore-eda’s compassion and empathy presented at such a masterful level.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: ALICE & JACK Is An Embarrassment For The Talent Level Of Its Director And Cast
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: ALICE & JACK Is An Embarrassment For The Talent Level Of Its Director And Cast

Unfortunately, every single second that came before the ending in Alice & Jack was terrible.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Wang Bing's YOUTH (SPRING) Offers An Intimate Look At Working Class Youth
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Wang Bing’s YOUTH (SPRING) Offers An Intimate Look At Working Class Youth

 Youth (Spring)’s 3-plus hour length is not only necessary, but an absolute gift to sit through.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HERE
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HERE

Capturing the beauty of everyday life, Here is a beautiful exploration of humanity and our quest for understanding.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE CRITIC & HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE CRITIC & HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON

For this Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews the Critic and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE ZONE OF INTEREST: A Terrifying Formal Experiment

The uber-formalistic approach of The Zone of Interest may strike some as unfeeling and morally empty, but it’s an authentic film.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE KING TIDE Interviews
Toronto International Film Festival: 2023: THE KING TIDE, AFTER THE FIRE, AN ENDLESS SUNDAY & BAD BOY

With the second report from TIFF we are brought three wildly different films, and a TV series, all bold in their individual ways.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: PERFECT DAYS & LES INDÉSIRABLES
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: PERFECT DAYS & LES INDÉSIRABLES

While Perfect Days is minimalistic and quiet, almost to a fault, Les Indésirables is a bombastic cinematic experience.

Toronto International film Festival 2023: IRENA'S VOW, DAYS OF HAPPINESS & HOLIDAY
Toronto International film Festival 2023: IRENA’S VOW, DAYS OF HAPPINESS & HOLIDAY

In our latest from the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Kristy Strouse reviews Irena’s Vow, Days of Happiness and Holiday!