2021 Toronto International Film Festival is a virtual and in-person affair
Whereas the film festival circuit in 2020 consisted of virtual editions or cancellations, 2021 is reintroducing the in-person aspect as...
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Review: Like a House on Fire – “An intriguing story”
It’s been two years since Dara (Sarah Sutherland) has been home. She sits on a train, anxiously looking out the window. When she...
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Violation – Directors Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli on their Debut Feature
At the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), a movie premiered that was described by programmer Peter Kuplowsky as, ‘A...
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Filmmaker Ian Bawa gets personal with short film ‘Strong Son’
How do you define success? For some of us it might be in the things we own, or the dollars in our bank account. For others it may be...
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TIFF 2020 Review: Wildfire
Sibling relationships are rarely simple. Such is the case for Kelly (Nika McGuigan) and Lauren (Nora-Jane Noone), sisters close in age,...
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Virtual 2020 TIFF Awards Announced
My ninth year of covering the Toronto International Film Festival reflected a dramatic shift in viewing habits that existed before the...
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TIFF 2020 Review: Pieces of a Woman
There is one thing that is indisputable after watching Pieces of a Woman – that this will certainly launch Vanessa Kirby into A-list...
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TIFF 2020 Review: Beans
Coming of age tales are popular, yet common, stories on the big screen. What can often set them apart, is context and such is the case...
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TIFF 2020 Review: The Water Man
Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) is an adolescent trying to cope with the fact that his beloved mother (Rosario Dawson) is dying from leukemia and...
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TIFF 2020 Review: I Am Greta
What started as a personal crusade for Greta Thunberg in front of the Swedish parliament buildings to bring attention to climate change...
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