TIFF Report #3 (Anomalisa, The Assassin, Maggie’s Plan)

Because of malnutrition, dehydration, sleep deprivation, poor hygiene but most influentially seeing way, way too many movies, I have been diagnosed with festival fog. Feeling as though there is an inescapable haze over your memory and intellect, everything melds together…

Ally’s Movie Review: ‘Mistress America’

Welcome to New York! While Frances Ha may be on a technical level Noah Baumbach’s best, Mistress America is my personal favorite. Easily his most accessible film while also delving into some absurdest comedy, the two-hander of Lola Kirke and…

BOSTON Screening for ‘Mistress America’

TYF invites you and a guest to a special advance screening of Fox Searchlight’s MISTRESS AMERICA. Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00pm at a Boston-area theatre. To download a pass for you and a guest please visit www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/TYF819. Or FoxSearchlightScreenings.com and…

Movie Review: ‘Eden’

Remember years ago when you were in high school? Feels like yesterday, right? Ugh! But yesterday, your boss hounded you all day, and those brief 24 hours were a lifetime. Our experience of time is an odd thing. A moment…

The Film Canon: Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

SPOILERS AHEAD Middle school was hell for me. And don’t try to say that middle school wasn’t hell for you because I know you’re lying. Middle school sucked for everyone, some more than others. When I first saw Welcome to…

Top 10 Underrated Performances Deserving Awards Recognition

2013 was a year with many standout performances. But, like every year, there are many that have been overlooked for the more “showy” performances. Because of that, I wanted to make sure that some of the more underrated performances are…

Gaby’s Movie Review: Woody Allen’s ‘To Rome with Love’

Last year, Woody Allen made the exquisite Midnight in Paris. I’ve been a lifelong fan of Allen’s work, some I like more than others. But Midnight in Paris was unexpectedly wonderful, and I was almost hoping to say the same…