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And That’s a Wrap for TIFF 2022

And That’s a Wrap for TIFF 2022

Posted by on Sep 21, 2022 in action, All, biopic, comedy, documentary, drama, Film, Headline, indie, News, romance, short film, sport, thriller | 0 comments

When I broke my foot at the beginning of the year, I figured that there was plenty of time for it to heal properly for the 47th Toronto...

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TIFF 2022 Review: Bros – “It has undeniable universal appeal”

TIFF 2022 Review: Bros – “It has undeniable universal appeal”

Posted by on Sep 20, 2022 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews, romance | 0 comments

There’s a scene in Bros where Billy Eichner’s character, Bobby, has a monologue outlining all the discrimination that he has had to...

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TIFF 2022 Review: Prisoner’s Daughter – “A pretty straightforward family drama”

TIFF 2022 Review: Prisoner’s Daughter – “A pretty straightforward family drama”

Posted by on Sep 20, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Not having heard from her father, Max (Brian Cox) for over a decade, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale) is surprised, and not particularly happy, to...

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TIFF 2022 Review: Paris Memories – “A character-driven film that is crafted with care and sensitivity”

TIFF 2022 Review: Paris Memories – “A character-driven film that is crafted with care and sensitivity”

Posted by on Sep 19, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

On November 13, 2015 in Paris a series of co-ordinated attacks by terrorists killed 130 people.  Director and co-writer Alice...

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TIFF 2022 Review: Causeway – “A sensitive and significant portrayal of the different ways we deal with trauma and grief”

TIFF 2022 Review: Causeway – “A sensitive and significant portrayal of the different ways we deal with trauma and grief”

Posted by on Sep 17, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

When Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence) went to Afghanistan as part of the US Army Corps of Engineers she didn’t expect to return home this...

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TIFF 2022 Review: Empire of Light – “Beautiful and elegant”

TIFF 2022 Review: Empire of Light – “Beautiful and elegant”

Posted by on Sep 16, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

It’s 1980, on the verge of ’81, in a town on the southern coast of England.  Across from the ocean, stands The Empire, a beautiful old...

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TIFF 2022 Review: Women Talking – “Sarah Polley’s masterpiece”

TIFF 2022 Review: Women Talking – “Sarah Polley’s masterpiece”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Note: The following review has mentions of sexual abuse and violence “What follows is an act of female imagination,” states a...

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TIFF 2022 Review: The Good Nurse – “Intense and thought-provoking”

TIFF 2022 Review: The Good Nurse – “Intense and thought-provoking”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments

Adapted by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Oscar nominated for 1917) from a book by Charles Graeber, The Good Nurse tells the true story of Charles...

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TIFF 2022 Review: What’s Love Got to Do With It? – “An elevated and welcome new slant on the rom-com genre”

TIFF 2022 Review: What’s Love Got to Do With It? – “An elevated and welcome new slant on the rom-com genre”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2022 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews, romance | 0 comments

In the tradition of Richard Curtis British rom-coms like Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually comes What’s Love Got to Do...

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Bond Blog: Skyfall – A James Bond Retrospective

Bond Blog: Skyfall – A James Bond Retrospective

Posted by on Sep 15, 2022 in action, All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 1 comment

It was the bad luck of the James Bond series to always be in some kind of limbo. There were court cases, studio disputes, writers’...

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