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Review: Outlaw King

OUTLAW KING was reviewed at TIFF 2018 – since then the film has undergone edits and is now twenty minutes shorter. This review reflects the original TIFF cut. PLOT: Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) attempts to liberate Scotland from the...

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Review: Mid90s (TIFF 2018)

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PLOT: A thirteen year old boy growing up with an abusive older brother and a somewhat absent mother finds himself drawn to a group of older skateboarders. REVIEW: As far as directorial debuts from A-list actors go, MID90s is...

Review: Beautiful Boy

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BEAUTIFUL BOY was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2018 coverage. PLOT: A grieving father (Steve Carell) tries to help his beloved son (Timothée Chalamet) recover from a crippling crystal meth addiction. REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL BOY may go down as...

Review: Driven (TIFF 2018)

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PLOT: The true story of auto industry giant John DeLorean (Lee Pace) who, in an effort to save his crumbling empire, gets caught up in a major coke deal orchestrated by an FBI informant (Jason Sudeikis). REVIEW: If all you...

Review: The Front Runner (TIFF 2018)

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PLOT: In the lead-up to the Democratic Primary, the leading candidate for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman), sees his campaign wither when news of his extra-marital affairs hit the public. REVIEW: THE FRONT RUNNER marks a...

Review: Hold the Dark (TIFF 2018)

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PLOT: A wolf expert (Jeffrey Wright) is recruited by a young mother (Riley Keough) to find the pack that dragged her son off into the Alaskan Wilderness. His findings soon put him at odds with the boy’s father (Alexander Skarsgard)...

Review: Roma (TIFF 2018)

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PLOT: A year in the life of a middle class family living in Mexico City circa 1970. REVIEW: If any film that I’ve seen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival has a chance to be taught in film schools...

Exclusive Interviews: Matthew McConaughey and more talk White Boy Rick

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As someone who rarely gets to interview celebrities, being based in Montreal (not exactly a hotbed of junkets), travelling to film festivals and occasionally sitting down to talk with actors I admire is a real treat. Over the last few...

Review: Destroyer (TIFF 2018)

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PLOT: A worn-out, alcoholic LA cop (Nicole Kidman) is forced to confront old demons when an enemy from her past reemerges. REVIEW: Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER is, for me, the big surprise of this year’s TIFF. Having been a big fan...

Ex. We talk to Thomas Jane, Keegan-Michael Key & more for The Predator!

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What a difference a day makes! Thursday morning, prior to the world premiere, THE PREDATOR was highly anticipated in the fan community, and it looked like the Midnight Madness screening would be a victory lap for Shane Black's updated continuation...

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