TIFF Review: Nocturnal Animals -“Visuals will all at once haunt and test you”
The opening frames of Nocturnal Animals feature a sequence of women dancing, quite naked, in majorette hats, pom-poms and glitter flying...
Read MoreReview: HBO’s Westworld
Michael Crichton’s 1973 Westworld is a sci-fi classic and a favourite of mine. When I heard that HBO were working on a TV adaptation...
Read MoreTIFF Review: La La Land -“If you could put joy on a screen this is what it would look like.”
It’s rare the film that meets all the positive hype you’ve heard before you enter the theatre. We can all remember times that...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Lion – “Inspiring, thought provoking viewing”
Lion is coming on strong at the Toronto International Film Festival. After its premiere Saturday evening the response was so positive...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Manchester by the Sea
A socially awkward apartment building custodian goes back to his hometown when his brother dies and is faced with the prospect of looking...
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 5: La La Land, Arrival
Three hours before La La Land was even set to premiere, there was a line up down the block along the barricades to get a glimpse of Emma...
Read MoreTIFF Review: A Monster Calls
At the question and answer period after the world premiere of A Monster Calls, director J.A Bayona said, “Stories are important....
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 4: Sing, Denial, Nocturnal Animals
With the first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival coming to a close, the programmers made sure to squeeze in some massive...
Read MoreTIFF Review: City of Tiny Lights
Dealing with the secrets of others is what private detective Tommy Akhtar does for living but when hired to find a missing prostitute he...
Read MoreTIFF Review: American Pastoral
Adapted from Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, American Pastoral was always going to be an ambitious project, let...
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