Review: Across the River and Into the Trees – “A fine film, elevated with solid performances”
In 1950, Ernest Hemingway published the novel, Across the River and Into the Trees. Apparently, Tennessee Williams said it was ‘the...
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Review: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – “A warm celebration of a life lived”
Mats Steen was born to parents Robert and Trude in 1989. They were ecstatic at his arrival, loving parents that documented his early...
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TIFF 2024 Review: Sweet Angel Baby – “the overriding message is still triumphant.”
When you’re a little bit ‘different’ from the rest, you might be apt to hide parts of yourself. This is even more true if you live in a...
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TIFF 2024 Review: Addition – “What starts out as a more typical rom-com does become more serious in the second half”
To Grace Lisa Vandenburg (Teresa Palmer), everything is seen in numbers. There are nineteen letters in her name, for instance. The...
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TIFF 2024 Review: The Assessment – “Fortuné directs with assuredness and a clear vision.”
In a futuristic world, a voice reports atmospheric pressure and radioactivity statistics under ‘the dome.’ It’s a...
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TIFF 2024 Reviews: Matt and Mara, All of You
Two titles at the Toronto International Film Festival I viewed stood out as having similar themes. What happens when friends discover, or...
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TIFF 2024 Review: The Fire Inside – “takes the typical formula of an underdog sports story and turns it on its head.”
In 2016, boxer Claressa Shields became the first, and only, American boxer to win back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic Games. She went...
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TIFF 2024 Review: Babygirl – “an entirely different level of honesty”
There’s been a run of movies lately depicting younger men with women older than them, and I’m all for it considering for years...
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TIFF 2024 Review: The Deb – “a solid debut and full of catchy tunes”
Musicals can be a hard market to crack. Those who love them (like me) are truly excited when something new comes to the big screen. But,...
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TIFF 2024 Review: The Life of Chuck – “a life-affirming crowd-pleaser.”
What would you do if you knew the world was ending? What about just if YOUR world was ending? Many characters in Mike Flanagan’s...
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