Review: Like a House on Fire – “An intriguing story”
It’s been two years since Dara (Sarah Sutherland) has been home. She sits on a train, anxiously looking out the window. When she...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Wildfire
Sibling relationships are rarely simple. Such is the case for Kelly (Nika McGuigan) and Lauren (Nora-Jane Noone), sisters close in age,...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Pieces of a Woman
There is one thing that is indisputable after watching Pieces of a Woman – that this will certainly launch Vanessa Kirby into A-list...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Beans
Coming of age tales are popular, yet common, stories on the big screen. What can often set them apart, is context and such is the case...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Violation
“Just kill it, it’s only going to bite you later on.” Words spoken early in Violation haunt the film that follows, a...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Shadow in the Cloud – “You’re in for a wild ride”
NOTE: the following review contains ‘spoilers’ about the type of monster in this film. You’ll find out in the first 30...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: New Order
Unapologetically violent, blatantly graphic and unrelentingly bleak, New Order is not for the faint of heart. Directed by Michel Franco,...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Another Round – “A tragic comedy”
There is a Norwegian psychologist, Finn Skårderud, who claims that humans are born with a blood alcohol level that is 0.05% too low. He...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Nomadland – “Will stay with you long after watching”
Empire, a small town in Nevada, relied completely on a gypsum sheetrock plant for its survival. Its shutdown during the recession meant...
Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Penguin Bloom
On a family vacation to Thailand in 2013, the Blooms appear to be making every second count – surfing, strolling the markets,...
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