TIFF Review: Phoenix
A high school student looks after her brother and mentally ill mother; things seem to be looking better for them with a pending visit from...
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If you’re ever nostalgic for those fun, jumpy thrillers of the early 90’s (Single White Female, I’m looking at you!),...
Read MoreTIFF Review: The Kindergarten Teacher
“In a couple of years you’ll be a shadow, just like me,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s character Lisa tells her young...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Wildlife
At times during Wildlife, you have to remind yourself that this is Paul Dano’s directorial debut. An actor first, perhaps best...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Tito and the Birds
Like his father before him, a young boy believes that understanding bird songs is the key for curing the world from an epidemic of fear. A...
Read MoreTIFF’s Short Film Selection Packs an Emotional Punch
As a self professed critic, I’ve been writing in the public arena about film for about eight years now (we’ll forget the...
Read MoreAnniversary, Discovery, Rising Stars & Line-up Finalized at TIFF 2018
While Crazy Rich Asians enjoys box office success, the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival will mark the 25th anniversary of The Joy...
Read MoreMore Galas and Special Presentations at TIFF 2018
Unlike the Cannes Film Festival which made Netflix persona non grata, Toronto International Film Festival has decided open the 43rd...
Read MoreMidnight Madness, Documentaries & Short Films at TIFF 2018
Two Hollywood franchises getting reimaged by Shane Black and David Gordon Green will screen as part of the Midnight Madness programme at...
Read MoreContenders for Platform Prize at TIFF 2018
Following in the footsteps of previous Platform Prize winners Alan Zweig (Hurt), Pablo Larraín (Jackie) and Warwick Thornton (Sweet...
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