Movie Reviews
Seen a lot of movies, got a lot of opinions.
Let’s get Lily Gladstone her Oscar.

“The Assessment” - TIFF24 Film Review
The world The Assessment is describing is one that doesn’t feel too far off, which makes it all the more bleak, but performances like these make it easy to hold off the dread for two hours.

“Your Tomorrow” - TIFF24 Film Review
Your Tomorrow urges its viewers to consider our past, our present, and our future all in the same breath, and to find a way to preserve what is important for all of us.

TIFF24 Dispatch: “Heretic,” “Emilia Pérez,” & Babygirl
In her latest dispatch, Tina Kakadelis breaks down Heretic, Babygirl, and Emilia Pérez.

“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band” - TIFF24 Film Review
Road Diary captures Springsteen not at his youngest, but with just as much, if not more, fire in his heart, as he puts on the Greatest Show on Earth.

“The Substance” - TIFF24 Film Review
A Faustian blend of The Picture of Dorian Gray and Hollywood glamor, The Substance is a nasty satire of beauty, aging, and the age-old fairytale of success.

“The Life of Chuck” - TIFF24 Film Review
The Life of Chuck is miraculous, a feather in Flanagan’s already-decorated cap, and a dance worth saying yes to.

“The Critic” - Film Review
The Critic is filled to the brim with sparkling performances, and it’s difficult to overlook the fact that more time with these characters would have suited them and the story a little better.

“Sweetheart Deal” - Documentary Review
Sweetheart Deal adamantly makes the case that the stories of humans deserve to be heard, reflected upon, and learned from.

“Red Rooms” - Film Review
Red Rooms is an intricate script that doesn’t try to tell the audience how they should feel watching it. It’s a highwire act that pays off in spades.

“Blink Twice” - Film Review
Blink Twice is a psychological thriller that doubles down on its anger, even if the final moments don’t feel completely satisfying after what the women endured.

“Skincare” - Film Review
Skincare is a true LA story about greed, reputation, and the importance of a good moisturizer.

“Good One” - Film Review
Good One is a series of acerbic character studies that play out over the course of a weekend, each impacting the other to create a fully developed experience for the audience.

“Sing Sing” - Film Review
Sing Sing is an experience like no other. It’s an unforgettable piece of filmmaking that revels in the resilient, cooperative nature of humanity.

“Alien: Romulus” - Film Review
Romulus is the best kind of nightmare; the one you get to watch on a big silver screen to escape the dog days of summer.

“Cuckoo” - Film Review
As it stands now, Cuckoo isn’t scary enough to stand as pure horror, nor as pure camp. It lives in an in-between world where it cannot shine as brightly as it should.

“Libertad” - Film Review
Libertad is a sun-drenched examination of the way we care, or don’t care, about other people.

“Trap” - Film Review
Trap is a fun ride whose cards are on the table from the get-go, but that doesn’t make it any less tense or fun. A father-daughter flick mixed with a heist film, Trap keeps you guessing in a vintage Shyamalan way.

“Chestnut” - Film Review
Chestnut allows viewers to experience the depths of those turbulent years through the eyes of Annie. It’s a beautifully melancholic look at growing up and all that goes along with it.

“Make Me Famous” - Film Review
Make Me Famous is a breakdown of the art world to get to its core: a celebration of the awe that art can inspire in an individual.

“Twisters” - Film Review
Twisters is a good, old-fashioned blockbuster. It’s the sort of heart-racing, tear-jerking fare that earns itself a place among the greats.