TIFF 2015: Louder Than Bombs Review
Louder Than Bombs TIFF 2015 review
Isabelle Huppert
Fast Five: Claire Denis
Not familiar with the work of masterful French filmmaker Claire Denis? With a retrospective of her work about to kick off at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this Thursday and a new film opening this Friday, here are five great places to start and become acquainted with one of the most boundary pushing and thoughtful filmmakers working today in our new series we like to call Fast Five
TIFF 2013: Abuse of Weakness Review
Abuse of Weakness Masters Director: Catherine Breillat Despite an almost terrifyingly realistic leading performance from French cinematic icon Isabelle Huppert and the technically adroit direction of master filmmaker Breillat, Abuse of Weakness is almost dishearteningly repetitive and illogical. Which is all the more upsetting since the film dramatizes an actually heartbreaking moment in Breillat’s life. […]
Dead Man Down Review
Dead Man Down is a big fat mess of a movie made by people who really should know better.
The New Old: Robbin’ and Stealin’
This week's archival home entertainment column looks back at Michael Cimino's infamous box office flop Heaven's Gate, the strangely forgotten about Steven Spielberg hit Catch Me If You Can, and the classic noir The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Magnificent Obsession at TIFF
Often forgotten about among cinephiles, the TIFF Bell Lightbox looks at the works of influential German New Wave director Werner Schroeder in the retrospective Magnificent Obsession, running from November 8th through December 9th.
