Film Reviews
Wilson Kwong reviews Dusty Mancinelli & Madeleine Sims-Fewer’s Violation and Tracey Deer’s Beans as part of our TIFF 2020 coverage.
For the stunning animation alone, it is worth watching, but don’t be surprised if you find yourself drowning in the film’s strange, surreal story.
Feels Good Man should be required viewing, providing an excoriating insight into the rise of the alt-right and the underlying issues that propelled it.
A snapshot of malaise that goes on far too long, the movie soaks in mood when it should have floated through it.
Limbo is nothing short of sublime, a triumphant feat of storytelling as striking in its visuals as it is in its writing.
A perfectly timed film that corresponds intimately to the social issues we are living through, One Night In Miami is one to watch.
The COVID-19 documentary 76 Days is urgent and wrenching, unbashful in its presentation of tragedy and confusion.
The Devil All The Time balances each story, giving it is time to flourish and each character’s contribution to the others to be fully realized.
Concrete Cowboy is a heartfelt reclamation and tribute to a long lineage of Black frontiersman that’s largely been swept under the rug.
I Care a Lot subjects its audience to the devils whose company is never entreated, but whose dastardly dispositions are never without flair.
Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland surpasses the wildest expectations to become the first true all-around festival standout of the year.
With its flashes of humor and music, The Hole is a disturbingly timely depiction of humanity in crisis that speaks to our current isolation.
Charles Officer’s film Akilla’s Escape is an engaging and hypnotic look at a young man’s attempt to break away from a violent lifestyle.
Genuinely funny and made with a real passion for its heroes, Bill & Ted Face the Music is a most excellent addition to the franchise.
Brutal in its subtlety, Língua Franca is a harrowing portrait of not only Trump’s America but also Duterte’s Philippines.