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Bottoms: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
BOTTOMS: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Bottoms is like a walk-through tour of a museum for high school comedies. It’s familiar, and nothing but fun.

Horrific Inquiry: THANKSKILLING (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: SAW (2004)

From filming style to a twisty narrative structure, “Saw” is a film that not only bore a franchise but has retained itself as a true horror classic.

DUMB MONEY: A Wild Wall Street Tale
DUMB MONEY: A Wild Wall Street Tale

The GameStop short-squeeze of 2021 is dramatized in the rough and messy but ultimately entertaining “Dumb Money.”

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER

Hell of a Summer is a campy blast of a film, blending the nostalgia of 80s camp slashers with coming-of-age teen comedies. 

The Nostalgic Brilliance Of TOP GUN: MAVERICK
The Nostalgic Brilliance Of TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Ultimately, Top: Gun Maverick preserves the atmosphere of a timeless era and places it in the modern-day, harnessing an infectious energy.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HIT MAN & DREAM SCENARIO
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HIT MAN & DREAM SCENARIO

Stories about college professors are popular at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, with both Hit Man and Dream Scenario being examples.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: ALICE & JACK Is An Embarrassment For The Talent Level Of Its Director And Cast
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: ALICE & JACK Is An Embarrassment For The Talent Level Of Its Director And Cast

Unfortunately, every single second that came before the ending in Alice & Jack was terrible.

A HAUNTING IN VENICE: Branagh Steers Christie Into New, Choppy Waters
A HAUNTING IN VENICE: Branagh Steers Christie Into New, Choppy Waters

A Haunting in Venice is a new direction, going for something more creepily claustrophobic, but doesn’t quite nail the landing.

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.

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.

PUPPY LOVE: Needs A Forever Home
PUPPY LOVE: Needs A Forever Home

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.

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.

COBWEB: A Surprising Horror Gem

If you like horror or mystery or just like to be kept guessing, then this is a movie that you’re going to need to see.

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.