TIFF 2022 Review: Baby Ruby – “There are powerful themes explored”
“Nothing’s going to be any different. It’s just a baby,” says Josephine (Noémie Merlant, Portrait of a Lady on...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: Plan 75 – “A quiet, contemplative and largely unsentimental film”
The population of the world is getting older. Where I live, in 2012 one in seven Canadians was a senior. By 2030 it will be almost one in...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: The Whale – “An intimate and heartbreaking film”
In an essay about Moby Dick, a writer describes the whale as a ‘large, emotionless animal.’ It’s a writing that when...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – “A film full of abundant laughs and so many cameos”
“What. Is. Happening?” It was a question I asked myself in disbelief more than once while watching Weird: The Al Yankovic...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: The Fabelmans – “A love letter to cinema”
In 1952, a young boy is being taken to his first movie. And he’s scared. He doesn’t know what to expect. He doesn’t...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: Susie Searches – “A lot of fun and nothing overly serious”
As a young girl in Ohio, Susie (Kiersey Clemons) and her mother would read detective novels together. The only problem was, Susie would...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: The Swimmers – “A decent crowd pleaser”
According to the end credits of The Swimmers, it is estimated that there are 30 million refugees worldwide, half of which are under the...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Reviews: Bones of Crows, The Swearing Jar
Bones of Crows Inspired by true events, Marie Clements’ sophomore fictional feature, Bone of Crows, follows Aline (played at different...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: North of Normal – “An interesting, personal tale full of rich characters”
When at the age of 15 Michelle (Sarah Gadon) ends up pregnant, her parents, soon to be known as Grandpa Dick (Robert Carlyle) and Grandma...
Read MoreTIFF 2022 Review: I Like Movies – “A warm nostalgic hug”
Movies serve as an escape. The best ones transport us away from the every day where for a couple of hours we can revel in romance or...
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