tiff 2018

Review: Destroyer (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

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!

Posted 8 years ago

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...

Review: First Man (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: A fact-based account of the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling), from his early days at NASA to his eventual command of the Apollo 11 misson. REVIEW: TIFF can be a difficult festival to see really great movies...

Review: The Old Man and the Gun (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: A seventy-four year old bank robber (Robert Redford) is tracked by a detective (Casey Affleck), all the while romancing a lonely widow (Sissy Spacek). 
 REVIEW: You wouldn’t think it given the subject, but THE OLD MAN & THE...

Review: If Beale Street Could Talk (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: A young, pregnant woman’s (Kiki Layne) family rallies to her aid when her boyfriend (Stephan James) is falsely accused and imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. REVIEW: Success, especially when it seemingly comes out of nowhere, can be...

Review: White Boy Rick (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

  PLOT: The story of Richard Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt) aka White Boy Rick, a street hustler and informant who became a drug kingpin while barely in his teens. REVIEW: WHITE BOY RICK makes for an interesting companion piece to...

Halloween (TIFF Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: After forty years, Michael Myers finally escapes custody and goes on the hunt for his old nemesis, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), but after decades of waiting, she’s ready for him…or is she? REVIEW: It was quite a thrill...

Review: Halloween (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: After forty years, Michael Myers finally escapes custody and goes on the hunt for his old nemesis, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), but after decades of waiting, she’s ready for him…or is she? REVIEW: It was quite a thrill...

Review: A Star is Born (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: An alcoholic superstar rocker (Bradley Cooper) falls in love with a young singer (Lady Gaga), giving her a start in the biz. But, soon her career starts to eclipse his and threatens to unearth old demons. REVIEW: I walked...

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