Movie Reviews

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“The Assessment” - TIFF24 Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Your Tomorrow” - TIFF24 Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“The Critic” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Red Rooms” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Blink Twice” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Good One” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Sing Sing” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Cuckoo” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Trap” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Chestnut” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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“Twisters” - Film Review
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“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.

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