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: 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...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Anatomy of a Fall – “Compelling”
Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall marks the second film I’ve seen at the Toronto International Film Festival that has similar...
Read MoreDays of Happiness – Watch the trailer for Chloé Robichaud’s new film
Days of Happiness (Les jours heureux), the latest drama from Montreal-based writer-director Chloé Robichaud, is an emotionally complex,...
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