Dec 22, 2019
2019 - the year of saying goodbyes
As the end of the calendar year draws near, the internet is once again flooded with countless number of 'best of' lists. In 2019,...
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Oct 3, 2019
[REVIEW] Robbery (2018)
Sympathetic stories about criminals have certainly become a staple of genre filmmaking, and as a result, films in this category can often...
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Sep 24, 2019
[REVIEW] The First King (2019)
The tale of Romulus and Remus is one that many will be familiar with. But despite being commonly referenced in popular culture, there...
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Sep 24, 2019
[REVIEW] Monos (2019)
Lord of the Flies was originally released in 1954, but a modernized retelling of such a landmark narrative in 2019 feels surprisingly...
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Sep 16, 2019
[TIFF 2019] Does The Joker actually need to take place within the Batman universe?
After circulating through Venice and Toronto to great, albeit controversial buzz, Todd Phillips’ The Joker is finally set for wide...
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Sep 15, 2019
[TIFF 2019] REVIEW - My Zoe (Julie Delpy)
When one thinks of the great Julie Delpy, her work as an actress is likely what comes to mind for most people. But every couple of years,...
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Sep 15, 2019
[REVIEW] Freaks (2018)
**Freaks is currently playing in theatres across the nation - distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment** Did someone just say a Canadian...
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Sep 14, 2019
[TIFF 2019] INTERVIEW - Jorunn Myklebust Syversen (Disco)
Norwegian filmmaker Jorunn Myklebust Syversen has been emerging onto the world stage as a powerful voice in cinema. Her first feature...
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Sep 13, 2019
[TIFF 2019] REVIEW - Red Fields (Keren Yedaya)
The prospects of seeing an Israelian rock musical with references to both La La Land and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg should be exciting to...
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Sep 12, 2019
[TIFF 2019] REVIEW - Wet Season (Anthony Chen)
It’s been six years since Anthony Chen made his award-winning feature film debut, Ilo Ilo, and he finally returns to the cinematic stage...
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Sep 11, 2019
[TIFF 2019] INTERVIEW - Anna Maguire and Julia Lederer (It's Nothing)
Anna Maguire (director) and Julia Lederer (writer) are both at TIFF to promote their short film It's Nothing, which is screening as part...
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Sep 11, 2019
[TIFF 2019] REVIEW - Anne at 13,000 ft (Kazik Radwanski)
Capturing the mundane nuances of urban/suburban life doesn’t always make for the most compelling cinema. But when it’s done right, these...
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