Having its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the Argentine film To Kill the Beast takes us into a surreal journey filled with evocative imagery under a gothic atmosphere....
In the Mexican documentary Comala, filmmaker Gian Cassini does a deep dive into his own past to investigate the life and death of a Tijuana hitman nicknamed ‘El Jimmy,’ a man who...
We're now on the cusp of the last weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival and the films are beginning to run out (or is that my patience with people who simply...
As the Toronto International Film Festival heads into its second week, the vast majority of critics have begun heading home, but there's still plenty of films left to review!
Roma
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writer: Alfonso...
Widows
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Steve McQueen & Gillian Flynn
Stars: Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Carrie Coon, Liam Neeson, Robert Duvall
Synopsis: Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil,...
First Man
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writer: Josh Singer
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Kyle Chandler
Synopsis: The film tells the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years...
If Beale Street Could Talk
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: Barry Jenkins
Stars: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
Synopsis: The film follows an African-American woman who sets out to clear the name of her wrongly-convicted husband and prove...
It's about that time in the festival where I start to lose track of the days (is it still the weekend? Have I eaten a vegetable recently? Do I live at the...