T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 19, 2021 TIFF 2021: Silent Night is a joyless, doomed slog Silent Night's admittedly intriguing blend of bleaker-than-bleak comedy and holiday spirit is undermined by noxious writing and characters.
S Categories Movies Reviews September 18, 2021 St. Vincent meta-doc The Nowhere Inn offers up deconstruction for its own sake Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein play with the fuzzy lines between artistic identity and celebrity in ways that both entertain and befuddle.
I Categories Reviews TV September 18, 2021 In Season 3, Sex Education reaches new levels of maturity Sex Education's characters wrestle with regressive sexual politics and communication issues on the way to its most mature season yet.
M Categories Anniversaries Movies September 18, 2021 Mommie Dearest turned the celebrity biopic into a camp delight The “nothing but warts” portrayal of Joan Crawford turns 40, & remains an eye-popping display of pathos, kitsch & unintended hilarity.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 17, 2021 TIFF 2021: The Forgiven offers up yet more rich white people problems Despite its top shelf cast & capable direction, this drama about tourists behaving badly is nothing we haven't seen before.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 17, 2021 TIFF 2021: Drive My Car is a dense, lyrical take on life after grief Ryusuke Hamaguchi adapts a Haruki Murakami short story & gives it additional depth & soul.
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.
B Categories Movies Reviews September 17, 2021 Best Sellers belongs in the slush pile Michael Caine & Aubrey Plaza give far more effort than this saccharine comedy-drama about generation gaps & the publishing industry deserves.
T Categories Recap TV September 17, 2021 Ted Lasso “Beard After Hours” Recap: The wild night is calling Ted Lasso Season 2 Episode 9 takes viewers on one bizarre night with Coach Beard.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 16, 2021 TIFF 2021: Belfast is a touching, understated historical drama Kenneth Branagh directs a moving film about a working class Irish family impacted by the Troubles.
