Caught by the Tides: TIFF 2024 Review

The word “masterpiece” is often overused, especially in the context of the film festival space. But it would be amiss for that word to not be used in the context of such a cinematic achievement as Caught by the Tides.

Sketch: TIFF 2024 Review

Sketch is a nostalgic, Amblin-era-inspired family adventure that blends heartfelt themes, whimsical adventure, and impressive creature designs.

Heretic: TIFF 2024 Review

Directing and writing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods deliver one of the year’s most tense thrillers with the religious-themed horror Heretic, thanks to a creepy against-type performance by Hugh Grant.

Really Happy Someday: TIFF 2024 Review

J Stevens’ directorial feature debut Really Happy Someday follows a musical theater performer who must reckon with a changing voice one year into taking testosterone.

Universal Language: TIFF 2024 Review

Universal Language, a delightfully clever offbeat comedy, and probably Rankin's most accessible film to date, is ingeniously deceptive in its strategies. That’s only part of its charm.

Dahomey: TIFF 2024 Review

Mati Diop's Dahomey is an intimate and focused contemplation on culture and the far-reaching consequences of colonialism.

Bring Them Down: TIFF 2024 Review

For his directorial debut, writer-director Christopher Andrews paints a portrait of desperate men whose feud enmeshes two families in inconceivable ways.