The start of 76 Days, the latest from documentary filmmaker Hao Wu along with Weixi Chen and their anonymous co-director, is something out of a horror movie. First it’s the haunting sobs of a medical …
Wolfwalkers Review: A Visually Stunning Tale | TIFF 2020
The latest from Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells director Tomm Moore, along with Ross Stewart sharing directing duties, is a visual feast. Wolfwalkers may not hit at the same level of emotional…
The Boys 2×04 Review: “Nothing Like It in the World” shows the importance of our similarities
“Nothing Like It in the World,” The Boys’ fourth episode of season two, takes time for some small human connections that are a welcome reprieve from the action of the past few episodes. A quick sing-a…
Nomadland Review: Chloé Zhao’s Latest Stuns by Finding Humanity in the Smallest of Moments | TIFF 2020
Chloé Zhao has an ability to capture the unseen America in a way that sets her apart from any of her contemporaries. There’s no romance in her stories – they are simply facts of life and t…
Shiva Baby Review: A Hilarious but Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Story | TIFF 2020
There’s an intense amount of anxiety that comes along with any type of large family function, from holidays to birthdays or even funerals – I myself tend to break out in hives. That heightened a…
Under the Open Sky Review: Miwa Nishikawa’s Latest is an Empathetic Study on the Ability to Grow | TIFF 2020
At first glance, Mikami is an unassuming protagonist. Played by Koji Yakusho, his face is lined with age and perpetually downtrodden, his shoulders hunched in a way that shrinks the man instantly. An …
One Night in Miami Review: Kingsley Ben-Adir is Superb in Regina King’s Powerful Film About Legends | TIFF 2020
Regina King makes waves. Between her Oscar winning role in If Beale Street Could Talk to her powerful play in the HBO series Watchmen, her choices are growing increasingly iconic. What better story to…