TIFF 2023 Review: Arthur & Diana – “Displays a light touch which is refreshing”
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...
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,...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Death of a Whistleblower – “So much potential”
Death of a Whistleblower starts off so unexpectedly with such intrigue and mystery. A woman on a military base is in an argument, running...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Summer Qamp – “An overwhelming sense of optimism”
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...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Woman of the Hour – “A confident, fearless directorial debut for Anna Kendrick”
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...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Finestkind
Seeking a break from the family expectations of becoming a lawyer, Charlie decides to work on his brother’s fishing trawler for the...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: The Boy and the Heron – “Takes the audience through various emotions”
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...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Reviews: Tautuktavuk (What We See) and Boil Alert
Two films highlighting different social and political issues affecting the Indigenous peoples of North America are amongst those having...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Anatomy of a Fall
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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