Reviews

[TIFF Review] Parisienne

Many deflect from it, but a writer/director's intent can change the viewer's outlook on his/her film. Danielle Arbid's fictional coming-of-age drama about a col...

[NYFF Review] The Walk

The knowledge that Philippe Petit survived his 1,350-foot-high, 45-minute-long, eight-interval walk across the twin towers of New York’s in-construction World T...

[TIFF Review] Women He’s Undressed

A performative exploration of Australia’s own Orry-Kelly, perhaps most infamously known as Cary Grant's lover, Women He's Undressed is a playful look at the man...

[TIFF Review] Thank You For Bombing

An angry satire, Thank You For Bombing, the latest film from Barbara Eder (Inside America) takes dead aim upon the industry of journalism in war zones. No one i...

[Review] The Keeping Room

Simply stated in the title cards of ​Daniel Barber's bleak and understated narrative, "War is cruelty​." And at the start of The Keeping Room, ​Barber spends li...

[Review] The Martian

If the last few years are any indication, Hollywood has a revitalized interest in turning their head towards the vastness of space. Rather than a focus on alien...

[TIFF Review] Sunset Song

A tension is formed by a cut, quickly transporting our heroine from an expansive wheat field to a confined classroom. We’re not just talking the difference of 7...

[TIFF Review] Desierto

A tense thriller of survival set against a desolate landscape of quiet austerity until the deafening sound of our heroes' pursuer returns after a brief respite ...

[TIFF Review] The Program

When you think about what Lance Armstrong did to the sport of cycling—winning seven straight Tour de France titles before finally being revealed as a cheater—yo...

[TIFF Review] Colonia

It's amazing how many horrific acts mankind has initiated over the past century. With all the coups, wars, dictators, etc. it's impossible to find a country dev...