TIFF 2019 Review: The Friend
Friendship. A simple word, yet one that carries with it all sorts of complexities. Friendship isn’t simple, and true friendship...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Hope Gap – “At its best when Bening and Nighy are sharing the screen”
A relationship, especially a failing one, is all about the details. In this case, it can be as small as not offering a cup of tea or not...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Just Mercy
A startling statistic comes across the screen at the end of Just Mercy – that for every nine people executed on death row, one of...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Ordinary Love – “The truthful depiction of a middle-aged love story”
Perhaps the greatest love stories are the ones seldom told – those of enduring love. Tales of love that have survived not only...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Pelican Blood
In an ancient myth that precedes Christianity, a tale is told of a pelican that, seeing her dead chicks, pierces her breast to revive them...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – “A complete delight to watch”
From the very first frames of Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood there is a sense of nostalgia and comfort. If...
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