Festivals

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘Lovely Day’ Reminds Us To Embrace Life

Director: Philippe FalardeauWriters: Philippe Falardeau, Alain FarahStars: Rose-Marie Perreault, Hassan Mahbouba, Paul Ahmarani Synopsis: Alain weds Virginie at Saint-Joseph Oratory's crypt. Despite family attending, including his divorced Lebanese-Egyptian immigrant parents, his joy fades as...

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Refreshes and Honors the Genre

Director: Rian JohnsonWriters: Rian JohnsonStars: Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close Synopsis: Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet. Sequel to 'Glass Onion (2022)'. At the world premiere of the latest Knives...

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘Wasteman’ Fearlessly Positions Prison Brutality As A Means Of Survival

Director: Cal McMauWriters: Hunter Andrews, Eoin DoranStars: David Jonsson, Tom Blyth, Alex Hassell Synopsis: Parolee Taylor’s hopes for a fresh start are jeopardized by cellmate Dee’s arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his...

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Blends Radical Cinema With The Necessity of Archiving

Director: Kahlil JosephWriters: Saidiya Hartman, Irvin Hunt, Madebo Fatunde, and Kristen CalhounStars: Penny Johnson Jerald, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Bria Samoné Henderson Synopsis: Adapted from the artist Kahlil Joseph's video exhibition that carried the same...

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘Little Lorraine’ Is The Kind Of Crime Flick They Write Songs About

Director: Andy HinesWriters: Andy Hines, Adam BaldwinStars: Stephen Amell, Sean Astin, Rhys Darby, Stephen McHattie, J Balvin Synopsis: Little Lorraine, a North Atlantic seaside town with a population of 60, becomes embroiled in...

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘Mile End Kicks’ Is An Ode To the Art That Changes Us

Director: Chandler LevackWriter: Chandler LevackStars: Barbie Ferriera, Jay Baruchel, Devon Bostick Synopsis: A 23-year-old music critic gets romantically involved with members of an indie band she decides to publicize, set against Montreal's indie music...

Movie Review (TIFF 2025): ‘Charlie Harper’ Takes The Easy Way Out Of Heartache

Directors: Tom Dean, Mike EldridgeWriter: Tom DeanStars: Emilia Jones, Nick Robinson Synopsis: The journey of a young woman, Harper, and a young man, Charlie, as they meet, leave their respective homes, and attempt to...

Classic Film Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Daughter of Darkness’ Shows The Gothic Pulse of a Forgotten Director

Director: Lance ComfortWriter: Max CattoStars: Anne Crawford, Maxwell Reed, Siobhán McKenna Synopsis: Emily, a pretty young Irish girl, gets a job on an English farm where the men take to her while...

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