TIFF 2024 Review: I’m Still Here -“a chilling reminder of the abuses done under the name of law and order”
The idealistic existence of Eunice Paiva and her five children is thrown into turmoil when her husband and former congressman Ruben Paiva...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Oh, Canada “had a lot to say about regret and redemption”
I had a run where the first movie I was seeing at a festival ended up being my favourite. Call Me By Your Name, CODA, Anatomy of a Fall...
Read MoreReview: Starve Acre – “an ambitious cinematic experience”
Crafting a feature debut that results in a critically acclaimed, award-winning career breakthrough is no easy task. Following that up with...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Do I Know You From Somewhere? – “a gem of a film.”
A day one screening for me at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, and of the four films I watched that day this was my...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: U Are the Universe – “an impressive accomplishment”
Believing that he is the last human alive after the Earth explodes, Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnyk receives a transmission which...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Inkwo for When the Starving Return – “Full marks for utilizing the craft of stop motion animation”
When unburied malevolent creatures emerge. an Indigenous warrior who can shift between genders makes use of a medicine known as Inkwo to...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Mr. K – “filled with eccentric characters”
A travelling magician checks into a hotel and the next morning finds himself unable to leave the mysterious establishment. A wide shot of...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Living Together
A study of what people look for when searching for a roommate by witnessing the interview process spread across 15 Montreal apartments...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Maybe Elephants – “There is a carefreeness to the 2D animation style which takes the viewer along for the ride.”
In an effort to rid their mother of her depression, three teenage daughters and their father head to Nairobi. Despite the husband and...
Read MoreReview: Damaged – “a solid enough thriller.”
Directed by Terry McDonough Starring Samuel L Jackson, Gianni Capaldi, Vincent Cassel, Laura Haddock, John Hannah, Kate Dickie Dan Lawson...
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