TIFF 2024 Review: Babygirl – “an entirely different level of honesty”
There’s been a run of movies lately depicting younger men with women older than them, and I’m all for it considering for years...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: The Deb – “a solid debut and full of catchy tunes”
Musicals can be a hard market to crack. Those who love them (like me) are truly excited when something new comes to the big screen. But,...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: The Life of Chuck – “a life-affirming crowd-pleaser.”
What would you do if you knew the world was ending? What about just if YOUR world was ending? Many characters in Mike Flanagan’s...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Will & Harper – “something special”
When Will Ferrell got an e-mail from his friend, then known as Andrew Steele, it started simply and casually as “Hey, Will.”...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: The Last Showgirl – “For Pamela Anderson, this is a role she has been waiting to play.”
“I’m 42, but this house is huge and distance helps,” says Shelley (Pamela Anderson) as she auditions for a new dancing...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Paying For It – “At times exceedingly awkward and at times tender.”
At the beginning of Sook-Yin Lee’s newest film Paying For It, Sonny (Emily Lê), who is laying in bed next to her partner, Chester (Dan...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: We Live in Time – “signing yourself up for heartache, but the journey is exquisite.”
Back in 2015, director John Crowley made the much-loved Brooklyn, a period romance with Saoirse Ronan that also happened to play at the...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Nightbitch – “we all need to feel the freedom to run free”
“What fresh hell awaits you today?” Amy Adams’ character (known simply as Mother) asks herself in the mirror. And...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Sharp Corner – “the performance of Ben Foster is riveting”
At one point in Sharp Corner, Cobie Smulders’ character, Rachel describes Ben Foster’s Josh as “smug.” Never...
Read MoreTIFF 2024 Review: Bird – “Nykiya Adams is an absolute powerhouse.”
“Mum said I was born looking for trouble,” Bailey (Nykiya Adams) says in Andrea Arnold’s latest, Bird. And yet,...
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