Film Reviews
Elevated by excellent performances, minimalist interpretation of the visuals, and sound design that is larger than life, The Tragedy of Macbeth soars.
Paul Verhoeven’s latest film Benedetta, based on the infamous 17th century, has the Catholic Church up in arms as it delivers the satire.
You’ll definitely laugh, and you might cry, too; whatever the case may be, you’re guaranteed to be moved by Trier’s empathetic storytelling.
Nitram is a potboiling study of human fragility that doesn’t heal our scars so much as it asks us to accept that they are here to stay.
Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island features emotionally intelligent filmmaking and a lovely central performance from Vicky Krieps.
As part of TIFF 2021, we took a look at The Power of the Dog, Benediction, After Blue, and Compartment No. 6.
Scarborough follows the lives of three families and expands on their struggles and triumphs as they navigate through adversity.
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee uses animation as a form of therapy for both its central subject and the audience.
Titane spins elements of body horror and science-fiction into a beautiful tale of love and identity, grounded in true human emotion.
With The Humans, director Stephen Karam uses cinematic space and language to transform his play into one remarkable film.
As it is, Cry Macho is the type of story that Eastwood has both told and portrayed better in the past.
Just like the movie-within-a-movie style Hansen-Løve uses to tell the story, her latest film is a layered, intelligent work full of reflection about art, life, and relationships.
Kristy Strouse gives us her final report from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival with her last four 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.