TIFF

[TIFF Review] Tusk

The quintessential midnight experience, Kevin Smith’s next outing as he transitions from slacker comedy to dark horror is, like most of his films, for the fans....

[TIFF Review] Scarlet Innocence

Can a movie have too much scope, too many twists, or too much sex? These seem to be the questions which drove the creation of Scarlet Innocence, and to all of t...

[TIFF Review] The Cobbler

Adults need fairy tales too and Thomas McCarthy--with cowriter Paul Sado--deliver one in The Cobbler. They don't try to pretend it's something more, either, as ...

[TIFF Review] The Duke of Burgundy

Sometimes one just needs to cleanse their palette or expand their mind by checking out a film even the director says is all about the experience. So when Peter ...

[TIFF Review] A Brilliant Young Mind

Inspired by his 2007 documentary Beautiful Young Minds, the feature narrative debut of Morgan Matthews, A Brilliant Young Mind, is a confidently directed versio...

[TIFF Review] The Intruder

One of the surest ways to ensure fealty in someone is to make them feel as though they belong. Any group that seeks to instill loyalty in its members must first...

[TIFF Review] The Princess of France

Although his films are rarely filled with the obvious cinematic references that color the works of Tarantino, Matias Piñeiro’s films are a different type of cin...

[TIFF Review] The Wanted 18

Who knew cows could be a symbol of freedom, resistance, self-sufficiency, and identity? On the surface it's absurd and yet they became Palestinian town Beit Sah...

[TIFF Review] Gemma Bovery

It might be hard to conceive of how a tragic story like Madame Bovary could be turned into a farcical and winning comedy, and yet here we stand. With remarkable...