TIFF 2025 Review: Orphan
Attempting to survive the aftermath of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, a 12-year-old boy yearns to be reunited with his father only to...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Ballad of a Small Player – “Colin Farrell is not appreciated enough for his willingness to push boundaries.”
A travelling gambler’s streak of bad luck gets even worse when he has to atone for his past indiscretions. Residing in a luxury hotel in...
Read MoreWhat’s New in Home Video & Pop Culture – September 9, 2025 – Bride Hard, Spenser for Hire, NCIS, The White Lotus, The Cat and more
It’s a pretty heavy television slate this week, in part because the start of the new television Fall season in the U.S. usually results in...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Bad Apples – “a wild ride.”
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...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Tuner – “an intriguing premise”
In an effort to pay off the debts of his mentor and employer, a piano tuner utilizes his unique hearing talents to crack open safes. The...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Dust to Dreams – “The standout performance belongs to Constance Olatunde Konstance.”
A dying nightclub owner passes on the family business to her daughter and entrusts her parental guardianship to the father she has never...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: The Cost of Heaven – “a slow deconstruction of a person going through increasingly hard times”
In order to maintain the standard of living his family has become accustomed to Nacer must navigate through financial ambition, misfortune...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Saipan – “entertaining”
In 2002, Ireland was a “Nation consumed by a soap opera.” So said the media, which also compared the sorrow spreading...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Noviembre – “an in-the-moment documentary feel to the visuals and performances.”
On November 6, 1985 a guerrilla group called M-19 seizes control of the Palace of Justice leading to a violent confrontation with the...
Read MoreTIFF 2025 Review: Rental Family – “Getting to experience the ongoing revival of Brendan Fraser is a real treat.”
A struggling American actor living in Japan uses his role playing experience to assist those struggling with their personal lives. Trying...
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