TIFF 2021 Review: ‘The Guilty’Jake Gyllenhaal Leads Antoine Fuqua's Intense, Contained Cop Thriller
A contained thriller such as Antoine Fuqua's The Guilty, itself a remake of a 2018 Danish film, needs a powerhouse central performance to carry it...
TIFF 2021 Review: ‘Encounter’Riz Ahmed Is Stellar In A Sci-Fi Road Movie That Loses...
Who doesn't love a good twist? When a movie subverts our expectations with an unexpected swerve it can be exhilarating, but it all depends...
TIFF 2021 Review: ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’Luàna Bajrami‘s Vivid Coming-Of-Age Crime Drama Cherishes...
A small town, restless teens, and a yearning for something greater. This logline has been the heart of so many American coming-of-age stories we...
TIFF 2021 Review: ‘All My Puny Sorrows’Alison Pill And Sarah Gadon Breathe Life Into...
There are irreconcilable differences, and then there is what sisters Yoli (Alison Pill) and Elf (Sarah Gadon) face in Michael McGowan's sobering, but somewhat...
Review: ‘Queenpins’Solid Leads Elevate A Run Of The Mill Caper Tale
Queenpins, the new film by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly which stars Kristen Bell, Vince Vaughn, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste, taught me more then I...
Review: ‘Language Lessons’Mark Duplass And Natalie Morales Prove That Zoom Films Work When Driven...
In the age of COVID, some pandemic movies are better than others. A production has to adjust for new regulations and make creative decisions...
Review: ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’Newcomer Max Harwood Stands Out In The Smart Film Adaptation...
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie started out as a hit musical on the West End. The show premiered in the UK in 2017 and was...
Review: ‘The Voyeurs’Amazon Prime's Newest Erotic Thriller Explores Interesting Ideals Before Going Off The...
Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) and Thomas (Justice Smith) are on cloud 9 in the new erotic thriller The Voyeurs. They are young, in love, and...
Review: ‘Small Engine Repair’Is A Pitch-Black Comedic Drama With A Wicked Twist
Small Engine Repair transitions from an award-winning play to film screen that’s written, directed, and stars American playwright, screenwriter, and actor, John Pollono (Mob...
Review: ‘Malignant’James Wan's Return To Horror Is Silly And Ghoulish But Lacks A Clear...
Part of James Wan compensation for the $1B success of Aquaman? It's Malignant, a return to horror for the Insidious, Saw, and The Conjuring...