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TIFF 2023 Review: Arthur & Diana – “Displays a light touch which is refreshing”

Posted by on Sep 11, 2023 in All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews | 0 comments

Siblings Arthur and Diana along with the latter’s two-year-old son head from Berlin to Paris for the annual safety inspection of their...

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TIFF 2023 Review: The Zone of Interest – “Intensely horrifying”

Posted by on Sep 11, 2023 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, war | 2 comments

In 2013 I remember sitting down at what is now called Toronto Metropolitan University in order to watch a film called Under the Skin. ...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Fitting In – “Nuanced and sensitive in its approach”

Posted by on Sep 10, 2023 in All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 6 comments

“The body is not a thing, but a situation.” An appropriate opening to Molly McGlynn’s semi-autobiographical feature,...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Death of a Whistleblower – “So much potential”

Posted by on Sep 9, 2023 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments

Death of a Whistleblower starts off so unexpectedly with such intrigue and mystery.  A woman on a military base is in an argument, running...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Summer Qamp – “An overwhelming sense of optimism”

Posted by on Sep 9, 2023 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

It’s easy to see why director Jen Markowitz was inspired to bring the stories of those attending Camp fYrefly to the screen for her...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Woman of the Hour – “A confident, fearless directorial debut for Anna Kendrick”

Posted by on Sep 9, 2023 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 1 comment

I am very glad that the premiere screening of Woman of the Hour let out in daylight hours, when the thought of walking home from the...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Finestkind

Posted by on Sep 9, 2023 in action, All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, romance | 2 comments

Seeking a break from the family expectations of becoming a lawyer, Charlie decides to work on his brother’s fishing trawler for the...

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TIFF 2023 Review: The Boy and the Heron – “Takes the audience through various emotions”

Posted by on Sep 9, 2023 in action, All, animated, drama, fantasy, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments

A young boy grieving the death of his mother has to come to terms with his father remarrying and starting a new family. As World War II...

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TIFF 2023 Reviews: Tautuktavuk (What We See) and Boil Alert

Posted by on Sep 8, 2023 in All, documentary, drama, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews | 0 comments

Two films highlighting different social and political issues affecting the Indigenous peoples of North America are amongst those having...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Anatomy of a Fall

Posted by on Sep 8, 2023 in All, drama, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews | 0 comments

When her husband falls to his death at their home in the French Alps, a successful German writer is put on trial for murder. While Sandra...

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