Review: ‘Rabbit Trap’Folk Horror And Sound Design Marvel Is Drowned Out By Vague Storytelling
Bryn Chainey’s feature debut, the Celtic folk horror Rabbit Trap, begins with an otherworldly voice, “With your eyes, you enter the world. With your ears,...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’Colin Farrell Doubles Down In Edward Berger's...
A quick glance at the mock Eiffel Tower, the neon-lit fountains and tacky tall casinos and you might think Edward Berger's lurid gambling tale...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’Dwayne Johnson Owns The Octagon As Mark Kerr In...
In Benny Safie's The Smashing Machine, the MMA drama that earned him the Silver Lion Award at Venice, trailblazing, undefeated combatant Mark Kerr simply can't...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Frankenstein’Guillermo Del Toro's Dream Project Is Gorgeous And Monstrously Dull
Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is a dream project he has been trying to make happen for years, and you can see it. The ornate...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Good Boy’Stephen Graham And Andrea Riseborough Teach A Harsh Lesson In...
Tommy (Anson Boon) tears through the London nightlife like a rabid dog let loose from its leash. High on life and enough drugs and...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Normal’Bob Odenkirk Battles The Yakuza And A Town Of Midwesterners In...
No surprise that Ben Wheatley's version of a Fargo-esque midwest comedy is a blood-soaked shoot 'em up affair ala his blistering shooter Free Fire. With Normal,...
Review: ‘The Threesome’Zoey Deutch, Ruby Cruz, And Jonah Hauer-King Ride A Wave Of Emotions...
When it comes to sexual fantasies, a threesome is one of the most recognizable and possibly sought-after. I mean nothing bad could possibly stem...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Sacrifice’Romain Gavras' Celebrity Satire With Chris Evans And Anya Taylor-Joy Has...
Romain Gavras, who set cinema ablaze with his ferocious, politically-charged thriller Athena, tries to do the same using satire with the deeply unfunny Sacrifice....
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘The Furious’The Best Hong Kong Action Flick In Years Features The...
Goddamn! I didn't realize how badly I needed an action flick the caliber of The Furious in my life. It's been way too long...
TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Good Fortune’Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves, And Seth Rogen Trade Lives And...
It's been a long time coming for Aziz Ansari's directorial debut, the heavenly body swapping comedy Good Fortune. His previous attempt behind the camera...