TIFF 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...
Read MoreWhat’s New in Home Video & Pop Culture – September 3rd, 2024 – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Watchmen: Chapter 1 and more
Back in the Good Old Days, I used to get dozens of review titles every week. In the era of streaming, that number has dropped...
Read MoreReview: Paradise Is Burning – “an exciting new voice in world cinema.”
Scandinavian filmmaking at large continues to generate promising talent that often reaches the frequencies of Hollywood buzz. From Denmark...
Read MoreWhat’s New in Home Video & Pop Culture – August 27th, 2024 – Despicable Me 4, Ride, High Crime, Dragonkeeper and more
A few weeks back, I changed the name of this column from What’s New & Noteworthy on Home Video to What’s New in Home Video & Pop...
Read MoreEIFF 2024 Review: Timestalker – “an absolute delight”
Directed by Alice Lowe Starring Alice Lowe, Aneurin Barnard, Jacob Anderson, Nick Frost, Kate Dickie, Tanya Reynolds Written, directed by...
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