Movie

There’s a section of this year’s TIFF that’s not open to the public at limited capacity screenings in the city of Toronto or even online in this year’s virtual edition. Much of Toronto’s program every year...

The documentary section at Toronto has always been one of its strongest, and films selected for this year’s largely virtual version feel like they’re addressing modern concerns of the world, including works about Greta Thunberg, COVID...

Fern (Frances McDormand) is grieving a life that’s been ripped away from her. It seems like she was relatively happy in Empire, Nevada, one of those many American small towns built around industry. When the gypsum...

What do James Bond, John Steed, Hercule Poirot, Tywin Lannister, Henry Higgins and Miss Piggy have in common? They have all shared space with characters portrayed by Dame Diana Rigg. In the case of Mr. Steed,...

A woman walks across a rocky shore on an overcast day. The mud under her feet and the crashing waves set a tone for a film that’s deeply sensorial and often routine about the drudgery of...

My first virtual dispatch from the largely online Venice Film Festival was a remarkable 3-for-3 with the excellent “Dear Comrades” anchoring the feature alongside two other solid films. My second and final (most of our fest...

In another world, Regina King is being escorted around Toronto right now, basking in the glow of the rave reviews for her directorial debut out of Venice and from the opening night of last night’s TIFF....

“Unpregnant” has a plot that could fuel a week of apoplectic segments on Fox News Channel. In Missouri, a 17-year-old high school student named Veronica (Haley Lu Richardson) gets pregnant by her boyfriend, despite being a conscientious...

Melissa Haizlip’s award-winning documentary, “Mr. Soul!”, which opened in over 50 cinemas across the nation last month and expanded to 87 virtual cinemas, has had it’s run extended through Thursday, September 24th (click here for the full list of...

“David Byrne’s American Utopia” is a joyous expression of art, empathy, and compassion. It is the intersection of two artists—Spike Lee and David Byrne—who have been interrogating how we connect through art for decades. Thirty-six years...