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mother! (TIFF Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A young woman (Jennifer Lawrence) restoring her older husband’s (Javier Bardem) decaying home, finds their idyll interrupted by two abrasive house guests (Ed Harris & Michelle Pfeiffer). REVIEW: As far as big studio movies go this year, few are...

Review: Suburbicon (TIFF)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: The seamy underbelly of a 1950’s suburban community is unearthed when a home invasion has deadly consequences for a local dad (Matt Damon), his sister-in-law (Julianne Moore) and son. REVIEW: I’ll give SUBRBICON this – it made for a...

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (TIFF Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A cardiac surgeon (Colin Farrell) sparks up a friendship with the teen-aged son (Barry Keoghan) of a former patient who died under his watch. Soon, the boy begins ingratiating himself into the doctor’s home life, only to make a...

Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (TIFF2017)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A cardiac surgeon (Colin Farrell) sparks up a friendship with the teen-aged son (Barry Keoghan) of a former patient who died under his watch. Soon, the boy begins ingratiating himself into the doctor’s home life, only to make a...

Review: Borg/McEnroe (TIFF)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: On the eve of the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, Swedish champ Bjorn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) faces the prospect of not being able to achieve his fifth straight win when pitted against rising American tennis champ John McEnroe (Shia LeBeouf). REVIEW:...