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What’s new to theatres this weekend: July 29-Aug 1
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures DC League Of Super-Pets (Jared Stern) Seems DC could have saved a lot of pain and aggravation trying to make a good Justice League movie by just making it about cuddly...
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What’s new to theatres and streaming this weekend: August 5-7
David Bukach Prey (Dan Trachtenberg) The premise to Prey, a Predator prequel, is pretty appealing. The movie goes back in time to the early-18th century, when Comanche people are already fighting...
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What’s new to theatres and streaming this weekend: August 12-14
Gwen Capistran / A24 Bodies Bodies Bodies (Halina Reijn) Imagine the teens from Euphoria hacking each other to bits. That’s what Bodies Bodies Bodies goes for but in a way that’s somehow less gross...
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TIFF review: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a smart, funny sendup of biopics
Courtesy of TIFF WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (Eric Appel). September 9, 12:15 pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox; September 18, 9 am at TIFF Bell Lightbox. See listing. Rating: NNN TIFF’s decision to open its...
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TIFF review: Aftersun marks the radiant debut of Charlotte Wells
Courtesy of TIFF AFTERSUN (Charlotte Wells). 99 minutes. September 12, 6:45 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox; September 13, 3:15 pm, Scotiabank; September 17, 12:15 pm, Scotiabank. See listing. Rating: NNNN On...
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TIFF review: Bros is a proudly queer film that follows the rom-com formula
Courtesy of TIFF BROS (Nicholas Stoller). 115 minutes. September 17 at 1 pm, Scotiabank, and 9:30 pm, Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales. See listing. Rating: NNNN Early on in Bros, BIlly...
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Netflix’s ‘You People’ just aired and people have mixed reviews
The mastermind of sitcom Black-ish and film writer and director Kenya Barris has released his latest race-baiting offer You People on Netflix. The film premiered on Jan. 27 and has garnered a frenzy...
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TIFF REVIEW: ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ Miyazaki’s precious gift to those...
This article contains spoilers for The Boy and the Heron. In Hayao Miyazaki’s latest cinematic masterpiece, The Boy and the Heron, the question “How should I live?” is a central theme that ponders the...
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TIFF REVIEW: ‘Next Goal Wins’ humorously depicts the power of hope and the...
This article contains spoilers for Next Goal Wins. If a losing team makes a goal in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, does it make a sound? In Taika Waititi’s new soccer comedy, Next Goal Wins, it does....
View ArticleTIFF REVIEW: ‘Concrete Utopia’ gives new meaning to ‘love thy neighbour’
This article contains spoilers for Concrete Utopia. In the Old Testament, the Book of Leviticus chapter 19, verse 18, states “…Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,” a simple sentiment that stands...
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TIFF Review: ‘We Live in Time’ navigates life’s unexpected moments while...
American author Napoleon Hill once said, “Do not wait. The time will never be ‘just right.” In John Crowley’s latest film, We Live in Time, the beauty of a couple’s bond is within all the wrong...
View ArticleTIFF Review: Radioactive water threatens the livelihood of a group of South...
On a remote island in South Korea a group of elderly women fiercely defend the trade that defines their livelihood. This story contains spoilers for the documentary “The Last of the Sea Women.” The...
View ArticleTIFF Review: Cate Blanchett leads Alfonso Cuarón’s TV thriller ‘Disclaimer,’...
Alfonso Cuarón (Roma, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Gravity, Great Expectations) has mastered the art of filmmaking time and time again, but his latest work, a seven-part television series...
View ArticleTIFF Review: Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic thriller-musical ‘The End’ is...
Barely 60 minutes into director Joshua Oppenheimer’s two-and-a-half-hour apocalyptic musical The End, some Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) attendees were leaving. But before it began, the...
View ArticleTIFF REVIEW: ‘The Wild Robot’ cast effortlessly shines in capturing essence...
Peter Brown’s 2020 novel comes to life in the animated film adaptation of The Wild Robot, a humorous yet evocative tale of trust, friendship and sacrifice in the wilderness. This article contains...
View ArticleTIFF Review: ‘All We Imagine as Light’ fearlessly explores women’s desires...
All We Imagine as Light is a film that resonates as a work of art, flowing like the waters of Mumbai, exploring themes of sisterhood, loneliness, women’s desire, feminism, class, and religious divides...
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TIFF Review: ‘The Substance’ shamelessly scrutinizes Hollywood’s obsession...
Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance is a film we deeply need in this day and age, as beauty, youth and stardom become increasingly desired amongst today’s society. In this gruesomely chaotic film, we...
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TIFF Review: Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night’ shows the madness behind the...
Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night is more than just about the chaos of what would be known as one of the most historical moments in improv comedy, but about what it’s like to believe in a purpose bigger...
View ArticleTIFF REVIEW: ‘Hold Your Breath’ offers a dark insight into the depths of a...
Captivating, visually stunning and frightening. The tense psychological thriller Hold Your Breath marks the feature debut of directing duo Karrie Crouse and Will Joines. Premiering at the Toronto...
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TIFF Review: Animated film ‘Flow’ explores free will and teamwork through the...
Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’s Flow takes the popular phrase “go with the flow” to a whole other level. This article contains spoilers for the movie Flow. Flow is an animated fantasy film about...
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