SpielBLOG: A.I. – Artificial Intelligence – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Steven Spielberg has not been shy about his dads. One of his most winning qualities is his enthusiasm for the people he admires in his...
Read MoreReview: Ad Astra – “A bold cinematic masterpiece”
In director James Gray’s near-future vision of our world, Ad Astra reveals an Earth that has already reached the stars nearby and is...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Jojo Rabbit – “An entertaining social commentary about the foolishness of intolerance”
An adolescent boy growing up in Nazi Germany near the end of World War II imagines Adolf Hitler as his best friend. Jojo Betzler gets so...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Bad Education
Charm can get you a lot in this world, can manage to get people to overlook all sorts of things. It’s because of this that...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Judy – “Renée Zellweger is simply transcendent as Judy”
Judy Garland is unmistakably an icon. She is known to most for being Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, but she had a career spanning over...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: The Goldfinch
A teenager feels guilty over his mother’s death during a museum bombing and keeps a priceless memento in memory of her. While in an...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Ford v Ferrari – “Exhilarating both on and off of the track”
In order to have the Ford Motor Company be the car of choice for Baby Boomers, Henry Ford II decides to build a vehicle that can win the...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Ordinary Love – “The truthful depiction of a middle-aged love story”
Perhaps the greatest love stories are the ones seldom told – those of enduring love. Tales of love that have survived not only...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory
An ageing famous Spanish filmmaker is debilitated by physical pain and remorse. An anniversary screening of a movie reunites the director...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – “A complete delight to watch”
From the very first frames of Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood there is a sense of nostalgia and comfort. If...
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