C Categories Reviews TV November 5, 2021 Colin in Black and White uses the athlete’s message to preach to the choir Who is this co-opting of the activist athlete's message for, exactly?
T Categories Movies Reviews October 20, 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain provides spectacle, little substance Benedict Cumberbatch gives a big performance in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, a film that offers little insight into the artist's life.
T Categories Movies Reviews October 4, 2021 TIFF 2021: What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Not as much as we might with a lighter touch Alexandre Koberidze's film is lovely and well-performed, but overly insistent on its epic status.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 22, 2021 TIFF 2021: The Survivor won’t be going for the belt anytime soon The Survivor wastes Ben Foster and Vicky Kreips in an overfamiliar prestige drama that botches its approach to the Holocaust.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 22, 2021 TIFF 2021: The frustrating Quickening has only one thing to recommend it Quickening star Arooj Azeem gives a breakout performance, but the rest of the film simply does not match her good work.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 22, 2021 TIFF 2021: As In Heaven is a divinely made hybrid of character study and nightmare With As in Heaven, Tea Lindeberg and star Flora Lindhal craft a stupendous study of a young woman's struggle with her faith amidst horror.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 17, 2021 TIFF 2021: The Gravedigger’s Wife & other highlights in African cinema Three features at the Toronto International Film Festival turn the spotlight on the best and brightest in African filmmaking.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 14, 2021 TIFF: Unclenching the Fists doesn’t forget its humanity as it delves into its bleak tale Cannes Un Certain Regard winner Unclenching the Fists is heavy, but strong performances and craft keep it from being a wallow in misery.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 14, 2021 TIFF: All My Puny Sorrows clings to its source material to its significant detriment All My Puny Sorrows, adapted from the novel of the same name, undermines strong performances by clinging too tightly to its source material.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 13, 2021 TIFF 2021: Violet is an on-the-nose exploration of Hollywood anxiety Olivia Munn's spirited performance elevates what otherwise feels like a moralistic, obvious self-help treatise on trauma and accountability.
