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 anxiety is caught with clarity and humor in…
76 Days Review: Devastating and Necessary | TIFF 2020
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 worker, obscured completely by a…
Beans Review: An Immensely Powerful Coming-of-Age Story Set Against Oka Crisis of 1990 | TIFF 2020
Working as both a necessary history lesson as well as standing alone as a startling work of storytelling, Beans, directed by Tracey Deer, is a film that will stick to you like glue. Immersive and painful to watch without ever…
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 poignancy as Moore’s previous…
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 tell of the natural…
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 anxiety is caught with clarity and…
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 ex-yakuza member (though he’d rather label himself…