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Idris Elba western Concrete Cowboy to mosey on over to Netflix

Posted 6 years ago

Howdy, pardners. It's been confirmed that Netflix has lassoed the worldwide rights to the Idris Elba western Concrete Cowboy from director Ricky Staub and co-starring  Stranger Things' Caleb McLaughlin. The film centers around a teenager (McLaughlin) who discovers the world of urban...

Synchronic (movie review) starring Anthony Mackie & Jamie Dornan

Posted 6 years ago

SYNCHRONIC was originally reviewed at TIFF 2019 PLOT: Two New Orleans paramedics (Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan) notice a series of grisly deaths are seemingly related to a new designer drug called Synchronic. REVIEW: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are...

Halle Berry admits she went through “Oscar curse” after Monster’s Ball win

Posted 6 years ago

Winning an Academy Award is a career highlight for most actors and actresses but sometimes there can be a bit of a stigma attached to it. After you win, all eyes are on what you're going to do next or...

JoBlo’s TIFF 2020 preview!

Posted 6 years ago

Chris Like everything else planned for 2020, the Toronto International Film Festival has had to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, this year’s edition of the festival is thoroughly different than what we’ve seen in previous years....

TIFF 2020 lineup revealed

Posted 6 years ago

It won't exactly be the same due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the Toronto International Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its pared-down hybrid edition which will take place on September 10-19. Joining previously announced titles are new projects...

Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s American Utopia to open TIFF

Posted 6 years ago

We finally know what project will be opening the 45th Toronto International Film Festival this year. TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced that the HBO, Spike Lee-directed filmed version of the Broadway-acclaimed David Byrne's American Utopia will be...

TIFF reveals plans for a much different 2020 festival

Posted 6 years ago

Despite there being numerous festival cancellations this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, TIFF announced today that the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is a thing that is definitely happening, and it will take place September 10-19. This...

Review: Bad Education

Posted 7 years ago

Previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com's TIFF 2019 coverage.  PLOT: A high school superintendent (Hugh Jackman) and his underlings use their unlimited access to school funds to finance their high-flying lifestyles, but when one of them makes a mistake, the...

Review: Knives Out

Posted 7 years ago

KNIVES OUT originally ran as part of our TIFF 2019 coverage. PLOT: The mysterious death of a superstar author (Christopher Plummer) attracts the attention of a world-famous detective, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who gathers the victim’s greedy relatives and his...

Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Posted 7 years ago

Originally reviewed as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. PLOT: An investigative reporter (Matthew Rhys) is assigned a four hundred word puff piece on beloved children’s TV host Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks). Bent on getting behind his cheery facade,...

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