Getting Personally in Touch with TIFF 2022
There is something to be said for watching movies on a computer screen in your pyjamas and then immediately after writing and posting a...
Read MoreDVD/Blu-ray Review: The Bad Guys – “The hybrid illustrative/anime style heightens the storytelling”
A notorious gang of criminals led by Mr. Wolf attempt to avoid a prison sentence by pretending to become model citizens under the tutelage...
Read MoreMakoto Shinkai Blu-Ray Retrospective: The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second & Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Trevor Hogg gets to reflect on the early works of Makoto Shinkai with new Blu-ray editions released by GKIDS and Shout! Factory… ...
Read MoreReview: Air Doll – “There is a faerie tale quality to the story”
A lonely middle-aged waiter gets companionship and sexual gratification from a life-sized air doll that comes to life when he is not...
Read MoreTIFF 2021 Review: One Second – “A charming tribute to cinema”
A Chinese labour camp prisoner escapes in order to see newsreel footage of his estranged daughter. A mysterious man appears in a surreal...
Read MoreTIFF 2021 Review: Terrorizers – “Every frame is carefully composed and beautifully lit”
The cause and effect of a disturbed Ming Liang (Austin Lin) committing a slashing attack in public is explored through his interactions...
Read MoreAward Winners Unveiled at TIFF 2021
Some of the star wattage returned for the 46th Toronto International Film Festival which had exclusive in-person screenings along with...
Read MoreTIFF 2021 Review: Angakusajaujuq – The Shaman’s Apprentice
A young shaman descends into the underworld with her mentor in an effort to cure a mysteriously ill community member. When a shaman is...
Read MoreTIFF 2021 Review: Silent Night
On the eve of the world coming to the end a group of friends come together to fulfill a suicide pact. Nell (Keira Knightley) and Simon...
Read MoreTIFF 2021 Review: Flee – “The mixing of different animation styles strengthens the emotional impact”
An Afghan refuge living in Denmark recounts fleeing his war-torn homeland as a child in hopes for a better life for him and his family in...
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