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Review: Manhunt

Posted 8 years ago

Originally reviewed at TIFF 2017, MANHUNT debuts on Netflix today!  PLOT: A Chinese lawyer (Zhang Hanyu) working for a Japanese pharmaceutical company in Osaka, is framed for murder, and must clear his name, all the while being chased by a...

Review: Chappaquiddick

Posted 8 years ago

Originally reviewed during TIFF 2017 PLOT: The true story of the infamous “Chappaquiddick incident”, where Senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) accidently drove off a bridge, resulting in the death of former RFK campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara). REVIEW:...

Mom and Dad (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of our Toronto Film Festival 2017 coverage. PLOT: An inexplicable phenomena results in parents being uncontrollably compelled to murder their children. REVIEW: MOM AND DAD marks the solo directorial debut of Brian Taylor,...

Review: I, Tonya

Posted 8 years ago

I TONYA was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. PLOT: The life of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie). REVIEW: Director Craig Gillespie, writer Steven Rogers and star Margot Robbie have done something pretty amazing. They’ve...

Review: The Disaster Artist

Posted 8 years ago

THE DISASTER ARTIST was originally reviewed at TIFF 2017. PLOT: The making of Tommy Wiseau’s (James Franco) THE ROOM, as seen through the eyes of his best friend, struggling actor Greg Sestero (Dave Franco). REVIEW: To say there’s never been...

Review: Darkest Hour

Posted 8 years ago

Previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. PLOT: Newly appointed prime minister Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) tries desperately to mobilize parliament against the on-coming Nazi onslaught in the early days of WW2. REVIEW: Joe Wright's DARKEST HOUR and...

Review: Roman J. Israel Esq

Posted 8 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. PLOT: A legal savant (Denzel Washington), who’s dead broke after years of fighting for civil rights, is lured to work in a big law firm. REVIEW: ROMAN J. ISRAEL,...

Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Posted 9 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. PLOT: After her daughter is raped and murdered, and over a year passes without any arrests, a Missouri woman, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) rents three billboards accusing beloved local...

Review: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Posted 9 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage.  PLOT: The life of Wonder Woman creator Dr. William Moulton Marston (Luke Evans) and his wife Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), who fall in love with a student, Olive (Bella Heathcote)...

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