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76 Days Review: Devastating and Necessary | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 15, 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 …

Allyson Johnson September 15, 2020
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Beans Review: An Immensely Powerful Coming-of-Age Story Set Against Oka Crisis of 1990 | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 14, 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 pain…

Allyson Johnson September 14, 2020
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Wolfwalkers Review: A Visually Stunning Tale | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 13, 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…

Allyson Johnson September 13, 2020
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Nomadland Review: Chloé Zhao’s Latest Stuns by Finding Humanity in the Smallest of Moments | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 13, 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…

Allyson Johnson September 13, 2020
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Shiva Baby Review: A Hilarious but Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Story | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 12, 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…

Allyson Johnson September 12, 2020
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Under the Open Sky Review: Miwa Nishikawa’s Latest is an Empathetic Study on the Ability to Grow | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 12, 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 …

Allyson Johnson September 12, 2020
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One Night in Miami Review: Kingsley Ben-Adir is Superb in Regina King’s Powerful Film About Legends | TIFF 2020
Allyson Johnson September 11, 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…

Allyson Johnson September 11, 2020

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