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.
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Oh, Canada: TIFF 2024 Review
Paul Schrader's Oh, Canada is a sombre drama about a dying filmmaker whose legacy outshines his integrity.
Mother Mother: TIFF 2024 Review
One of the pleasant surprises of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Mother Mother offers a riveting and intimate portrait of motherhood, grief, and forgiveness.
40 Acres: TIFF 2024 Review
A plague has wiped out 98% of the world’s animal population, leading to death and civil war. With food scarce and capitalist institutions collapsed, farmland has become the most valuable resource. Something a select few have and many would kill to obtain. It is in this post-apocalyptic setting that director R.T. Thorne’s thrilling feature debut 40 Acres takes place.
Village Keeper: TIFF 2024 Review
Village Keeper is a powerful and compassionate exploration of a woman’s journey toward healing while balancing life’s setbacks with moments of beauty and joy.
Saturday Night: TIFF 2024 Review
Saturday Night delivers a stressful portrayal of the lead-up to SNL’s premiere, immersing viewers in Lorne Michaels’ high-skates struggles.
On a Sunday at Eleven: TIFF 2024 Review
The TIFF short follows a young ballerina as she faces the pressures to conform to a Eurocentric standard of beauty.
Sharp Corner: TIFF 2024 Review
The line between preparedness and obsession is a fine one in Jason Buxton’s Sharp Corner, starring Ben Foster and Cobie Smulders. The Nova Scotia-shot drama watches a family man's very ordinary and mundane life crumble before him as his obsession about car accidents in his front yard take over his life.
Without Blood: TIFF 2024 Review
Angelina Jolie's Without Blood proves a gripping revenge thriller about the cyclical nature of violence.
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.
U are the Universe: TIFF 2024 Review
U Are the Universe is one of the hidden gems of TIFF '24 with its portrait of the need for human connection.
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.
Paying for It: TIFF 2024 Review
Paying for It is the cinematic adaptation of Chester Brown's controversial graphic novel that documented his encounters paying for sex.
