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Review: 7 Prisoners – “An eye-opening and vital experience”

Review: 7 Prisoners – “An eye-opening and vital experience”

Posted by on Nov 4, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Reviews | 0 comments

History is awash with examples involving the exploitation of human beings.  Yet sadly, we still need not look any further than the present...

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Review: Finch – “Touching and tender”

Review: Finch – “Touching and tender”

Posted by on Nov 3, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi | 0 comments

As an avid lover of dogs, and long-time admirer of Tom Hanks, I’d been waiting for Finch, coming to Apple+ this Friday, with great...

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Review: Giddy Stratospheres

Review: Giddy Stratospheres

Posted by on Oct 4, 2021 in All, Film, indie, Reviews | 0 comments

To me, the 2000s don’t seem that long ago, but perhaps that is a sign of the times and how strange the passage of it has felt lately.  Yet...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Ali & Ava – “Satisfyingly sweet while never becoming overly sentimental”

TIFF 2021 Review: Ali & Ava – “Satisfyingly sweet while never becoming overly sentimental”

Posted by on Sep 20, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, romance | 0 comments

Films about the working class, while increasing in number, are still not the norm, and romance films even less so.  It’s therefore...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Silent Night “Make no mistake, it is bleak, but it’s also funny”

TIFF 2021 Review: Silent Night “Make no mistake, it is bleak, but it’s also funny”

Posted by on Sep 20, 2021 in All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi | 0 comments

Prior to the start of Camille Griffin’s Silent Night, the writer-directors feature debut, she had this to say: “I believe as...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Mad Women’s Ball – “Haunting and beautiful”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Mad Women’s Ball – “Haunting and beautiful”

Posted by on Sep 19, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

In 1885, Victor Hugo died.  He was revered in France, and around the world for that matter, for his work.  He was also a man who...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye – “Chastain’s sincerity is palpable”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye – “Chastain’s sincerity is palpable”

Posted by on Sep 18, 2021 in All, biopic, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

When one thinks of the late Tammy Faye Bakker now (she passed in 2007), she is often thought of with that overzealous eye makeup, big...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Spencer – “Kristen Stewart is absolutely transcendent as Diana”

TIFF 2021 Review: Spencer – “Kristen Stewart is absolutely transcendent as Diana”

Posted by on Sep 18, 2021 in All, biopic, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Several films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival explore the oppression of women.  It may come in the form of a...

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TIFF 2021 Review: I’m Your Man – “Smart and entertaining”

TIFF 2021 Review: I’m Your Man – “Smart and entertaining”

Posted by on Sep 18, 2021 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews, romance, sci-fi | 0 comments

Most of us long for that perfect partnership.  We might go out to a bar, accept set-ups through friends, or peruse dating websites in...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Humans – “one of the more complex dramas of the festival”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Humans – “one of the more complex dramas of the festival”

Posted by on Sep 16, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

In every festival comes a film you didn’t see coming, and for me during this Toronto International Film Festival, this is, so far,...

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