London Film Festival Review: The Shape of Water – “A triumph”
Guillermo del Toro has returned with another deliciously visual modern fable, The Shape of Water. This time, the setting is an underground...
Read MoreLondon Film Festival Review: The Shape Of Water – “A dazzling achievement”
The Shape of Water is, of course, Guillermo Del Toro’s latest film. Although all his films are deeply personal, it feels like his...
Read MoreTIFF Review: The Shape of Water – “Stunning”
A romance develops between a captured mysterious aquatic creature and a mute custodian at an American military lab during the Cold War....
Read MoreWatch Michael Shannon & Taylor John Smith in the Wolves trailer
Anthony (Taylor John Smith) is a standout player on his Manhattan high school’s basketball team with seemingly everything going for...
Read MoreA letter to Tom Ford, entitled ‘Nocturnal Animals’
Dear Tom Ford, I am writing to let you know that it’s okay, everything is going to be okay. I have just watched Nocturnal Animals...
Read MoreTIFF 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 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 MoreReview: Midnight Special
Heading into the Midnight Special’s climactic finale, asked by his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) whether he’s scared, protective...
Read MoreReview: Freeheld – “An emotional watch”
Oh dear… where are the tissues? If you like inspiring, emotional films, this one is for you. Freeheld tells the incredible true story of...
Read MoreReview: 99 Homes -“Pure, raw emotional bliss”
It’s hard to imagine a filmmaker ever wanting to dedicate his opus to a film critic, yet if you pay close attention to 99 Homes’ closing...
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