TIFF 2020: Shadow in the Cloud Review
Shadow in the Cloud delivers a devilishly fun feminist reimagining of Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.
Chloe Grace Moretz
Greta: The Top 10 Killer Leading Ladies
In honour of the release of Greta, take a deep dive into this list of some of our favourite cinematic ladies who kill.
Fantastic Fest 2018: Suspiria Review
Luca Guadagnino's contemporary take on Dario Argento’s classic is a mess – an emotional and at times haunting film – but a mess nonetheless.
Venice 2018: Suspiria Review
Luca Guadagnino's contemporary take on Dario Argento’s classic is a mess – an emotional and at times haunting film – but a mess nonetheless.
Sundance 2018: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Review
The Miseducation of Cameron Post finds a potent subject in the appalling practice of conversion therapy, but not even the fine performances from its cast can shake the film's after school special approach.
TIFF 2017: I Love You, Daddy Review
TIFF 2017: I Love You, Daddy Review.
Gilles Paquet-Brenner on adapting Dark Places
French writer/director Gilles Paquet-Brenner talks to us about adapting Gillian Flynn's Dark Places while also learning to adapt to Hollywood.
Clouds of Sils Maria Review
Clouds of Sils Maria is a thought-provoking meta-fiction that challenges its audience to examine themes of power, aging, and attraction through the eyes of characters that escape the bounds of the presented narrative.
Laggies Review
Lynn Shelton’s Laggies constitutes cringe comedy at its finest, while being charming if unoriginal at times.
The Equalizer Review
The Equalizer is a depressingly dull action thriller told in the most wrongheaded way possible.
TIFF 2014: Clouds of Sils Maria Review
Clouds of Sils Maria Special Presentations Clouds of Sils Maria is a thought-provoking meta-fiction that challenges its audience to examine themes of power, aging, and attraction through the eyes of characters that escape the bounds of the presented narrative. The film’s straightforward plot gives off the illusion of simplicity. Juliette Binoche plays Maria Enders, a 40-something […]
Carrie Review
Carrie might be one of the few cases not only of a remake that’s on par with the original, but of one that makes just enough tweaks in style, performance, and theme to warrant its existence.
Kick Ass 2 Review
Misguidedly choosing incredibly lame jokes instead of maintaining Mark Millar's (sometimes) misguided edginess, Kick Ass 2 is a dreadful mess of hedged bets that somehow becomes more offensive to watch than if the film had been actively going for the shock value Millar's work often courts in the first place.
Dark Shadows Review
While definitely closer in tone to what director Tim Burton should be making with his vivid imagination, wit, and eye for detail, Dark Shadows shouldn’t be heralded as a comeback for the director just yet. The potential for this film to serve as a middle ground between the big haired auteur’s beloved Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice feels somewhat squandered by a lightweight script and a really terrible final 20 minutes.
Interview: Ami Canaan Mann
Dork Shelf talks to Texas Killing Fields director Ami Canaan Mann about preparing and authentic feeling true crime drama, working with heavyweights like Sam Worthington and Jessica Chastain, and what it was like learning filmmaking from her father, Michael Mann.
