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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.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: A Modern Fairy Tale
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: A Modern Fairy Tale

Love At First Sight does retain a predictable nature, but by the film’s end, you will want the predictability.

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!

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: DUMB MONEY & SONGS OF EARTH
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: DUMB MONEY & SONGS OF EARTH

For the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kong reviews Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money and Margreth Olin’s Songs of Earth.

TIFF 2023: Finestkind: A Well-Intentioned but Sadly Shallow Thriller
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FINESTKIND: A Well-Intentioned But Sadly Shallow Thriller

Helgeland writes and directs Finestkind with all the right intentions, but it ultimately feels shallow.

RETROSPECTIVE: KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s
RETROSPECTIVE: KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s

Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s brings together an eclectic assortment of films covering many genres, directors, and performers.

Rebel Yell: Shinji Somai’s P.P. RIDER & TYPHOON CLUB
Rebel Yell: Shinji Somai’s P.P. RIDER & TYPHOON CLUB

Both P.P. Rider and Typhoon Club showcase many aspects of Somai’s signature style, Lee Jutton takes a look at both.

GRAN TURISMO: A Decently-Built Racing Drama
GRAN TURISMO: A Decently Built Racing Drama

There’s a lot of hard work under the hood of Gran Turismo that narrowly crosses the finish line of a compelling racing film.

HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY: Struggles To Find Its Sea Legs
HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY: Struggles To Find Its Sea Legs

While Haunting of the Queen Mary may struggle to find its sea legs, it culminates into an epic voyage of terror and twists.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Thrillers, Dramas And Aliens, Oh My!
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Thrillers, Dramas And Aliens, Oh My!

While thus far, I have delivered my thoughts in the showcases, in my last report, there’s a little bit of everything.

A Century In Cinema: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923)
A Century In Cinema: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923)

For fans of epic films, particularly the 1956 remake of this one, the 1923 version is worth a watch.

BEFORE, NOW & THEN: As Time Goes By
BEFORE, NOW & THEN: As Time Goes By

Before, Now & Then is a film that dares to ask this question and forces us to wrestle with the painful truth at the core of the answer.