TIFF 2019 Review: Hope Gap – “At its best when Bening and Nighy are sharing the screen”
A relationship, especially a failing one, is all about the details. In this case, it can be as small as not offering a cup of tea or not...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Just Mercy
A startling statistic comes across the screen at the end of Just Mercy – that for every nine people executed on death row, one of...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Ordinary Love – “The truthful depiction of a middle-aged love story”
Perhaps the greatest love stories are the ones seldom told – those of enduring love. Tales of love that have survived not only...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: The Audition
Perfection is the only option for Anna Bronsky (Nina Hoss). A violin teacher at an arts high school, she goes against the opinion of her...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – “A complete delight to watch”
From the very first frames of Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood there is a sense of nostalgia and comfort. If...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Blow the Man Down
Get ready to have some sea shanties rolling around in your head after watching Blow the Man Down. Set in the small town of Easter Cove,...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Proxima
“The hard part isn’t leaving, it’s coming back realizing the world has gone on without you,” says one of the...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Murmur
In the end, all we really want as human beings is a connection. People find these connections in many different ways, through work,...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has multiple meanings in this film. It is not only the name of an actual portrait painted of one of its...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: American Son
I am completely unqualified to unpack every nuance in American Son, and there are a lot of them here. Any unconscious bias I wish...
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