Social Discord Burns Brightly for Mehdi Firki in After the Fire
Trevor Hogg sits down with French filmmaker Mehdi Firki on a café patio in Toronto to discuss the creative, technical and societal...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Origin – “Highly recommended.”
In 2020 Pulitzer Prize winning writer Isabel Wilkerson released her latest book, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontent. It became a #1 New...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Backspot – “Devery Jacobs leads with a confident portrayal”
Not as flashy as, say, Bring it On, not as bleak and dark as 2021’s The Novice, director D.W. Waterson’s Backspot lays somewhere in...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Close To You – “Elliot Page’s powerful performance is the reason the film clicks”
After over four years of being away from home, Sam (Elliot Page) is finally feeling like he might be ready to return. It’s his father’s...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: The Movie Emperor – “Andy Lau fully embraces this irreverent attitude”
Movie star Lau Wai-Chi decides to star in a project that will dominant the film festival circuit and lead to numerous awards. After losing...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: The Royal Hotel – “Uses the thriller genre to ramp up the tension.”
In a Q&A period after the second screening of The Royal Hotel at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Kitty Green...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Dumb Money
Amateur investor and YouTube influencer Keith Gill goes against high profile hedge fund managers states that the GameStop stock is...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: A Normal Family
When their children commit an unspeakable crime, two brothers are torn between family loyalties and being socially responsible. A road...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Quiz Lady – “A fun and delightful comedy”
Have you ever wondered from the warmth and comfort of your couch if you could win Jeopardy? Sure, you know all the answers at home, but...
Read MoreTIFF 2023 Review: Evil Does Not Exist
Plans to turn a piece of forested land into a resort for vacationers comes into conflict with the local villagers. The order of things is...
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