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TIFF 2021 Review: Belfast – “One of the best films of the year”

TIFF 2021 Review: Belfast – “One of the best films of the year”

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

“For the ones who stayed. For the ones that left. And to all the ones who were lost.” Such is the dedication for Belfast, the...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Jagged – “A fun trip down memory lane”

TIFF 2021 Review: Jagged – “A fun trip down memory lane”

Posted by on Sep 16, 2021 in All, documentary, Film | 0 comments

I can still remember the first time I heard, and saw, the music video for Alanis Morissette’s smash hit “You Oughta...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Rescue – “It’s about our collective humanity, and what can happen when we all work together”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Rescue – “It’s about our collective humanity, and what can happen when we all work together”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2021 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

In 2018, the documentary Free Solo made me sweat as no other movie had before.  I am deathly scared of heights, so it played to my every...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Murina – “A confident and stunning debut”

TIFF 2021 Review: Murina – “A confident and stunning debut”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Every morning Julija (Gracija Filipovic) goes spearfishing with her father.  Their target during the dives is the murina, the moray eel, a...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – “The film never lives up to the brilliant first half it creates”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – “The film never lives up to the brilliant first half it creates”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2021 in All, biopic, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Prior to viewing The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, I was unfamiliar with this British artist.  It turns out he was an inventor,...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Julia – “A worthy celebration of an amazing woman’s life”

TIFF 2021 Review: Julia – “A worthy celebration of an amazing woman’s life”

Posted by on Sep 14, 2021 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Do NOT watch the new documentary Julia on an empty stomach.  Though likely you’re going to feel compelled to make a roast, or find...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Encounter – “Riz Ahmed again demonstrates his considerable talents”

TIFF 2021 Review: Encounter – “Riz Ahmed again demonstrates his considerable talents”

Posted by on Sep 14, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

In the opening sequences of Encounter we see a meteorite hitting the earth, its particles touching everything in its path and making its...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Hill Where Lionesses Roar – “Each character is complex and layered”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Hill Where Lionesses Roar – “Each character is complex and layered”

Posted by on Sep 13, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

“Youth has a lot to say, but it’s rarely heard,” said writer-director Luàna Bajrami prior to the debut of her first...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Power of the Dog – “A vast, epic western”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Power of the Dog – “A vast, epic western”

Posted by on Sep 13, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, Western | 0 comments

Westerns are not my particular genre of choice when it comes to film.  Yet there was something that drew me towards watching The Power of...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Scarborough – “An important lesson in empathy and kindness”

TIFF 2021 Review: Scarborough – “An important lesson in empathy and kindness”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Scarborough, Ontario is an eastern suburb of Toronto.  A true melting pot of diversity, not only in cultural backgrounds, but...

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