Ethan Vestby

[TIFF Review] Chevalier

Six (well-off, by implication) men and their dutiful cabin boy (regrettably not played by Chris Elliott) vacation on the Greek coast aboard a yacht. Needing to ...

[TIFF Review] How Heavy This Hammer

At only two feature films, Toronto-based writer-director Kazik Radwanski has already formed a clear thematic through line. His previous picture, Tower, was abou...

[TIFF Review] Yakuza Apocalypse

Something is off within the opening minutes of our Yakuza tale as heavy doses of computer-generated bloodshed elevate the proceedings to, in perhaps an understa...

[TIFF Review] Mia Madre

The opening credits of Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre, with portentous music set against a black background, set off a few warning bells. Has the weight of the human...

[TIFF Review] Hitchcock/Truffaut

We’ve heard it many times before: back in the '50s and '60s, Alfred Hitchcock was considered just a vulgar entertainer, making box-office hits for the unwashed ...

[Fantasia Review] The Editor

The Winnipeg-based collective Astron-6, film geeks dedicated to trash cinema of the 70’s and 80’s gained a deal of internet nerd attention with Manborg, a shoes...