Film Reviews
With a simple premise but endless complexity, Monster sees Hirokazu Kore-eda’s compassion and empathy presented at such a masterful level.
Youth (Spring)’s 3-plus hour length is not only necessary, but an absolute gift to sit through.
A Haunting in Venice is a new direction, going for something more creepily claustrophobic, but doesn’t quite nail the landing.
The 2021 Bafta-nominated short film Femme from Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping is now a feature, premiering at several film festivals.
Capturing the beauty of everyday life, Here is a beautiful exploration of humanity and our quest for understanding.
For this Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews the Critic and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person.
The uber-formalistic approach of The Zone of Interest may strike some as unfeeling and morally empty, but it’s an authentic film.
With the second report from TIFF we are brought three wildly different films, and a TV series, all bold in their individual ways.
While Perfect Days is minimalistic and quiet, almost to a fault, Les Indésirables is a bombastic cinematic experience.
Love At First Sight does retain a predictable nature, but by the film’s end, you will want the predictability.
In our latest from the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Kristy Strouse reviews Irena’s Vow, Days of Happiness and Holiday!
For the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kong reviews Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money and Margreth Olin’s Songs of Earth.
The Royal Hotel is at times a tense and engaging thriller with poignant performances, but sometimes its message feels muddled.
Helgeland writes and directs Finestkind with all the right intentions, but it ultimately feels shallow.
What better way to infuse a rom-com than with the unconditional and irresistible love of dogs? That’s what Puppy Love seeks to do.