Awards

How Were They NOT Nominated?: Hitchcock Edition

The Master of Suspense. Hitchcock. He was a master filmmaker, and one whose greatest work was often overlooked by the Academy. He lost Best Director five times. His only film that won...

The 2023 Award Season Column: The First Oscar Predictions – 31 October 2022

With the film festivals starting to wrap up, narratives are being formed and campaigns have begun for next year’s award season. There have been many major developments throughout the year already, from...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Drenches The Rich in Raw Sewage

Director: Ruben Östlund Writer: Ruben Östlund Stars: Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Synopsis: A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island. Ruben Östlund’s Palme...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘Aftersun’ is a Recollection of a Fragmented Past

Director: Charlotte Wells Writer: Charlotte Wells Stars: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall Synopsis: Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘The Eternal Daughter’ is a Contemplative Ghost Story

Director: Joanna Hogg Writer: Joanna Hogg Stars: Carly-Sophia Davies, Zinnia Davies-Cooke, August Joshi Synopsis: In this ghost story from acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg, a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother must confront long-buried secrets when...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘The Whale’ Shows the Repercussions of Translating a Play to the Big Screen

Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Samuel D. Hunter Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau Synopsis:  A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘One Fine Morning’ Delicately Drifts Amidst Love and Loss

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve Stars: Léa Seydoux, Pascal Gregory, Melvil Poupaud Synopsis: With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While stuggling to secure a decent nursing home, she...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘Godland’ is Brutal and Unforgiving

Director: Hlynur Pálmason Writer: Hlynur Pálmason Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Friðrik Friðriksson, Ísar Svan Gautason Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people....

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