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TIFF 2025 Review: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – “confident and balanced.”

TIFF 2025 Review: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – “confident and balanced.”

Posted by on Oct 6, 2025 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

You know that feeling when you’re so incredibly frustrated that your jaw hurts from clenching your teeth so badly?  That high point of...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Nuns vs. The Vatican – “the impact of its story is significant.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Nuns vs. The Vatican – “the impact of its story is significant.”

Posted by on Sep 19, 2025 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 1 comment

Trigger warning – the following review mentions sexual abuse.  Please read with care. “Don’t show my face or my relatives will kill...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Mile End Kicks -“doesn’t reinvent the ‘coming of age’ story, but it is a fresh take on the genre”

TIFF 2025 Review: Mile End Kicks -“doesn’t reinvent the ‘coming of age’ story, but it is a fresh take on the genre”

Posted by on Sep 17, 2025 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews, romance | 0 comments

In 2022, director Chandler Levack premiered her first feature film, I Like Movies at the Toronto International Film Festival.  It is a...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Julian “a moving, poignant, beautiful piece of cinema”

TIFF 2025 Review: Julian “a moving, poignant, beautiful piece of cinema”

Posted by on Sep 14, 2025 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

At each festival, there should be at least one hidden gem. At the Toronto International Film Festival this year, one of those films for me...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Rental Family – “a highly enjoyable watch.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Rental Family – “a highly enjoyable watch.”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2025 in All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

To say that Phillip (Brendan Fraser) sticks out from the crowd would be an understatement.  He’s a tall, white man, squeezing into...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Dinner With Friends – “an incredibly enjoyable watch.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Dinner With Friends – “an incredibly enjoyable watch.”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2025 in All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

If you’ve tried recently to get a group of friends together for, well, anything, you’re likely to jive with Dinner With...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Love+War – “This documentary shows us an extraordinary woman.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Love+War – “This documentary shows us an extraordinary woman.”

Posted by on Sep 11, 2025 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

In 2018, directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin introduced us to Alex Honnold, a man who was determined to climb a mountain...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Eleanor The Great – “June Squibb is a treasure.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Eleanor The Great – “June Squibb is a treasure.”

Posted by on Sep 11, 2025 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

June Squibb is a treasure.  When she got her first leading role at the age of 93 for 2024’s Thelma, I fell hard for her charming...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Poetic License – “absolutely delightful.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Poetic License – “absolutely delightful.”

Posted by on Sep 10, 2025 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

It’s hard not to think about Maude Apatow’s directorial debut, Poetic License, without thinking about her father, Judd...

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TIFF 2025 Review: Bad Apples – “a wild ride.”

TIFF 2025 Review: Bad Apples – “a wild ride.”

Posted by on Sep 9, 2025 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Bad Apples is a wild ride; one of those movies where bad decisions lead to more bad decisions.  But then, in this film, perhaps the bad...

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