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TIFF 2021 Review: Dear Evan Hansen – “A lot to like about this adaptation”

TIFF 2021 Review: Dear Evan Hansen – “A lot to like about this adaptation”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, musical, Reviews | 0 comments

In 2012 director Stephen Chbosky debuted his film Perks of Being a Wallflower at the Toronto International Film Festival. Now, in a move...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Power of the Dog – “The cinematography is beautiful almost to the point of being otherworldly”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Power of the Dog – “The cinematography is beautiful almost to the point of being otherworldly”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, Western | 0 comments

When a rancher brings home a bride, the emotional divide with his brother escalates. There is a bitter rapport between brothers George...

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TIFF 2021 Review: All My Puny Sorrows – “A quintessential Canadian film”

TIFF 2021 Review: All My Puny Sorrows – “A quintessential Canadian film”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2021 in All, Books, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

“How many of us can actually conceptualize death?”  Understand it?”  These are questions asked in the opening voiceover...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Guilty – “Antoine Fuqua is no stranger to the thriller genre”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Guilty – “Antoine Fuqua is no stranger to the thriller genre”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments

A Los Angeles detective demoted to being a 911 dispatch call operator attempts to rescue a caller who claims to be abducted. A medicated...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Maria Chapdelaine – “The cinematography is beautiful”

TIFF 2021 Review: Maria Chapdelaine – “The cinematography is beautiful”

Posted by on Sep 12, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews, romance | 0 comments

A teenage girl living in rural early 1900s Quebec has three suitors but a deep attachment to her own family.  A glance of longing inside...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Petite Maman – “A contemporary faerie tale”

TIFF 2021 Review: Petite Maman – “A contemporary faerie tale”

Posted by on Sep 11, 2021 in All, drama, fantasy, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews | 0 comments

A young girl makes a friend with a playmate of the same age who may help her better understand her mother. Eight-year-old Nelly (Joséphine...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Night Raiders – “The cinematic ambitions are commendable”

TIFF 2021 Review: Night Raiders – “The cinematic ambitions are commendable”

Posted by on Sep 11, 2021 in action, All, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

In a dystopian future an Indigenous woman seeks to rescue her institutionalized daughter from being brainwashed by an oppressive military...

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TIFF 2021 Review: The Odd-Job Men – “An enjoyable experience”

TIFF 2021 Review: The Odd-Job Men – “An enjoyable experience”

Posted by on Sep 10, 2021 in All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews | 0 comments

An immigrant from Morocco spends a week probation working for a home repair company in Spain. Mohamed (Mohamed Mellali) seeks employment...

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TIFF 2021 Review: Violet – “A claustrophobic and affecting film”

TIFF 2021 Review: Violet – “A claustrophobic and affecting film”

Posted by on Sep 9, 2021 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

“I’m fine. I don’t feel fine. Everything’s fine. Why can’t I feel fine?… Is there something wrong with...

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Bond Blog: The Spy Who Loved Me – A James Bond Retrospective

Bond Blog: The Spy Who Loved Me – A James Bond Retrospective

Posted by on Sep 8, 2021 in action, All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

The Spy Who Loved Me is a great title, but a terrible book. Ian Fleming’s ninth Bond novel is little more than a novella. But even...

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