Friendship: TIFF 2024 Review

In Friendship, Tim Robinson’s signature off-kilter persona finds a bigger stage, with an absurd cringe comedy destined for cult status.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl: TIFF 2024 Review

A masterful exploration of the secrets that eat away at a family like termites devouring wood, Nyoni creates a mosaic of emotions that is at times amusing, claustrophobic, and utterly heartbreaking. A brilliant work on every level, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is one of the year’s best works.

Ick: TIFF 2024 Review

Joseph Kahn's alien invasion movie Ick offers a furious and irreverent mix of action, comedy, horror, and sci-fi.

The Last Showgirl: TIFF 2024 Review

Every once in a while, a role seems so intrinsically tied to the public perception of its star that the lead performance will literally feel like the part they were born to play. The Last Showgirl, directed by Gia Coppola, has crafted such a character for Pamela Anderson.

Shook: TIFF 2024 Review

Amar Wala's Shook is a love letter to Scarborough with a distinct sense of place and a strong performance by Saamer Usmani.

The End: TIFF 2024 Review

Joshua Oppenheimer stages a dazzlingly bleak apocalyptic musical starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay with The End.

The Substance: TIFF 2024 Review

It is a feat to make a seasoned film audience gasp in shock and awe, but French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat does just that with her body horror ode to feminism and beauty, The Substance. The film kicks off this year’s Midnight Madness programme on September 5 where it is sure to be a bloody good time.