TIFF 2023 Review: Wicked Little Letters – “A joyous, light-hearted comedy”
“This is more true than you’d think” states the beginning of Wicked Little Letters. And the fact that this is based on...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Flora and Son – “Warms your soul and brings you comfort.”
Sometimes all you want is a nice movie. The sort that warms your soul and brings you comfort. If you’re on the hunt for such a...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Memory – “Quiet and tender”
Back in 2020, covering the Toronto International Film Festival from home, I watched a film that left me wide-eyed, mouth open, not...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: The Teacher’s Lounge – “A well-crafted film”
“Truth overcomes all bonds. Everything else is just PR.” Those words that adorn the walls of the school paper are fitting, if not slightly...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: The End We Start From – “An apocalyptic drama with a unique take.”
As climate change continues to get more severe around the globe, we are left with questions as to what we will do when catastrophe hits....
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Uproar – “A complex search for self”
In 1981, the South African rugby team, the Springboks, toured New Zealand, sparking violent protests. Kiwis were speaking out against the...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Chuck Chuck Baby – “A film for anyone that sings with reckless abandon”
To call Chuck Chuck Baby a musical is a bit of a stretch. At best it’s a jukebox musical for the less musically inclined....
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person – “A welcome debut from a director with a unique voice.”
There can be a lot at ‘stake’ trying to breathe new life into the vampire genre, but all kidding aside, Humanist Vampire...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: The Zone of Interest – “Intensely horrifying”
In 2013 I remember sitting down at what is now called Toronto Metropolitan University in order to watch a film called Under the Skin. ...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Fitting In – “Nuanced and sensitive in its approach”
“The body is not a thing, but a situation.” An appropriate opening to Molly McGlynn’s semi-autobiographical feature,...
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