Film Reviews
Ari Folman’s latest Where Is Anne Frank is a kaleidoscope of beautiful visuals and good intentions, even if some of them don’t exactly land.
Kristy Strouse shares her third report from the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival with reviews for The Mad Women’s Ball, Out of Sync & I’m Your Man.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is one of the better film adaptations of a stage musical.
With Kristy Strouse’s next report she covers Silent Land, Encounter and Dug Dug!
Denis Villeneuve brings Frank Herbert’s Dune – the best-selling science fiction novel of all time – to the silver screen.
In the latest report from TIFF 2021, Wilson Kwong reviews the unique biopics films Spencer and The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
The Card Counter, the latest film from writer/director Paul Schrader, is very much a companion piece to his earlier, existentialist efforts.
Kristy Strouse shares her first report with three films from Toronto International Film Festival, all female and directorial debuts.
In the latest report from TIFF 2021, Wilson Kwong looks at solid examples of creative storytelling with All My Puny Sorrows and Kicking Blood.
Sion Sono’s English-language debut stars Nicholas Cage as a criminal forced to track down the granddaughter of an Old West-meets-Mad Max warlord.
Despite a rather disappointing third act, Last Night in Soho still manages to be an engaging cinematic experience thanks to its impressive technical and performative entities.
A bloodbath cleverly executed through its gore, narrative and technical execution, Malignant is the horror film of the year, one that promises a terrifying and demented edge-of-your-seat experience from start to finish.
The Wheel, Steve Pink’s latest directorial venture, sees him zeroing in on a young couple and their messy, crumbling marriage.
Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman follows a young girl exploring her mother’s childhood home and finding another girl in the surrounding woods.
The debut feature from Swiss filmmaker Andreas Fontana, Azor is a sophisticated and sinister thriller suffused with a lasting feeling of unease.