Reviews
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‘Nightbitch’ Review: Amy Adams Commits in Biting, Melancholic Motherhood Story
TIFF 2024: This is why you never trust a trailer to reflect the quality of a movie
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‘The Return’ Review: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Bring Grace and Gravity to This Ancient Greek Odyssey
TIFF 2024: Director Uberto Pasolini’s take on Homer’s epic poem is simultaneously visceral and contemplative
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‘Pedro Parámo’ Review: Life and Death Blur Together in Haunting Mexican Drama
TIFF 2024: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto makes his directorial debut with an adaptation simultaneously personal and mystical
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‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Rachel Morrison’s Boxing Drama Is a Monumental Achievement
TIFF 2024: Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry bring home the gold in this Olympics-inspired true story from the Oscar-winning cinematographer
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‘Eden’ Review: Sydney Sweeney Steals the Show in Ron Howard’s Darkly Silly Historical Thriller
TIFF 2024: The “Anyone but You” star upstages Jude Law and Ana de Armas in this solid effort from the Oscar-nominated filmmaker
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‘The Listeners’ Review: Rebecca Hall Is Riveting In Janicza Bravo’s Excellent Adaptation
TIFF 2024: Based on the book by Jordan Tannahill, this series rings hauntingly true
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‘Sketch’ Review: Tony Hale Is Terrific in Seth Worley’s Charming Spielbergian Monster Movie
TIFF 2024: The “Veep” star does emotional heavy lifting, but it’s the kids that steal the show
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‘The Cut’ Review: It’s Not the Punching That Hurts Orlando Bloom, It’s the Dieting
TIFF 2024: Bloom and Caitriona Balfe help ground a boxing drama that abandons the usual fight scenes to focus on action out of the ring
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‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are Chilling in Shadowy, Creepy Ghost Story
TIFF 2024: Director Samuel Van Grinsven’s movie is spooky but steers clear of any horror movie tropes
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‘Horizon 2’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Slow and Flat Sequel Unlikely to Win New Fans
Venice Film Festival: The second part of the filmmaker’s planned four-part American Saga is more soap opera than spectacle
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‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Make a Perfect Movie Couple
TIFF 2024: John Crowley’s bittersweet romance is a truly charming and surprisingly rich film
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‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: Celebratory Doc Doesn’t Whitewash Its Troubled Rock Star
TIFF 2024: R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s film focuses on the first six and the last six years of John’s five-decade year career
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‘40 Acres’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes Make a Post-Apocalyptic Power Couple
TIFF 2024: This flawed yet fascinating look at life after collapse has more on its mind
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‘Hard Truths’ Review: Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunite for Quiet Gem
TIFF 2024: Leigh’s first film in six years is an almost unbearably subtle and intimate story of Black working class families
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‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King Adaptation Is His Best Film Yet
TIFF 2024: Based on the author’s novella, the Tom Hiddleston-starring film is a triumph of beauty and melancholy
