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Review: Parasite (TIFF 2019)

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A family of con artists worms their way into the good graces of a wealthy family. REVIEW: Bong Joon-ho is one of the most original, vibrant voices to emerge from South Korea’s film industry, ever since the creative explosion...

TIFF 2019 Preview!

Posted 7 years ago

Chris The summer movie season has come and gone and, for me anyways, September always signals the start of the Toronto International Film Festival. This with be my eleventh year visiting the film festival, and each year is jam-packed with...

Joaquin Phoenix to receive TIFF Tribute Actor Award

Posted 7 years ago

Acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix is set to be recognized for his contributions to the film industry on Monday, September 9 at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. As a part of the annual gala event, Toronto Film Festival co-heads Joana Vicente...

Review: Hotel Mumbai

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: During the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a group of travellers staying at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel try to stay alive with the help of the hotel’s selfless staff. REVIEW: HOTEL MUMBAI is one of the movies that was sold...

Review: The Upside

Posted 8 years ago

THE UPSIDE was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. Note: the review was filed before the allegations against Harvey Weinstein became public and the film is no longer owned by The Weinstein Company.  PLOT: An unemployed ex-con...

Review: Vox Lux

Posted 8 years ago

VOX LUX was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2018 coverage.  PLOT: The survivor of a school shooting becomes the world’s biggest pop star, but at what cost? REVIEW: Brady Corbet’s VOX LUX is a tough film to review,...

Review: Green Book

Posted 8 years ago

This is a repost of our TIFF 2018 review.  PLOT: In the early sixties, a famous pianist, Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) agrees to a tour of the Deep South, hiring a loosely connected wiseguy, Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) to be...

Review: Widows

Posted 8 years ago

This review originally appeared as part of TIFF 2018 PLOT: After her thief husband (Liam Neeson) is killed on a job, his widow (Viola Davis) tries to carry-out his final heist with the help of two other women (Michelle Rodriguez...

Review: Outlaw King

Posted 8 years ago

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...

Review: Mid90s (TIFF 2018)

Posted 8 years ago

  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...

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