Review: Beautiful Boy

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)

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)

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)

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)

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...

Review: Destroyer (TIFF 2018)

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...

Review: Boy Erased (TIFF 2018)

 center> PLOT: The son (Lucas Hedges) of a Baptist preacher (Russell Crowe) is sent to a gay conversion therapy program. REVIEW: I’ll say this for Joel Edgerton’s BOY ERASED, it stirred up strong emotions in me. Undeniably provocative and well-acted,...

Review: First Man (TIFF 2018)

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...
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