Jordan Raup

[TIFF Reviews] Meek’s Cutoff, The Debt, and The Ward

As TIFF winds down, I wanted to highlight some of the other films I've seen at the fest. You can check out our complete coverage here for most of the big ones, but I'll be gathering quick thoughts below and in more posts the next few days....

Ron Howard’s ‘The Dilemma’ Trailer

After creating a great Oscar-worthy film, and two terrible Dan Brown adaptations in the last few years, what does Ron Howard do next? A painfully generic ro...

Alex Proyas To Direct ‘Paradise Lost’

John Milton's famous 17th-century poem is finally gearing up for a film adaptation. Variety reports Dark City and Knowing director Alex Proyas will direct Parad...
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[TIFF Review] Rabbit Hole

Note: The following review contains spoilers that occur in the first act. With his third feature, John Cameron Mitchell takes a departure from his oddity tri...

[TIFF Video Review] Ceremony

Max Winkler, known for his work on one of my favorite web series Clark and Michael, premiered his debut feature at TIFF this year. The comedy/drama Ceremony s...

[TIFF Video Review] Submarine

It's the reason I go to film festivals. I could anticipate loving Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan or Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, but it is a special moment when you discover a gem. Richard Ayoade's Submarine is just that....

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Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.