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

“The Long Walk” is One of the Best Stephen King Adaptations
The Long Walk is no walk in the park. It’s a brutal exercise of putting one foot in front of the other in the pursuit of an unknown finish line.

“Sunfish (& Other Stories from Green Lake)” Captures Dreamy, Lakeside Slices of Life
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) is a love letter to a place and a season, and how they affect us all in different, beautiful ways.

Tim Blake Nelson Lands a Massive Punch in “Bang Bang”
Bang Bang is not about the moments in the ring, but the tougher moments that come after. When the spotlight’s off and the blood has dried, what kind of person will you be?

TIFF25: “Hedda” Sees Tessa Thompson Reveling in Chaos
Led by Thompson’s truly magnetic performance, Hedda provides an inspired, updated, and freshly twisted take on the classic play.

TIFF25: “Train Dreams” Finds Deep Purpose in Simplicity
Train Dreams is a miraculous wonder. The kind of movie that forces you to stop and take stock of this planet.

TIFF25: “Retreat” is a White Knuckle Deaf Thriller
Evans’ Retreat is the sort of identity-driven genre filmmaking that people have been begging for.

TIFF25: “Ghost School” Looks at Corruption Through a Child’s Eyes
Ghost School isn’t entirely about comprehending the depths of the corruption in her town. At the very least, it’s about recognizing how she can rebel in her own way.

TIFF25: “Dust Bunny” is a Goofy, Monster-Killing Romp
Dust Bunny is meant to entertain as much as it’s meant to frighten. Where snappy dialogue provides as much of a thrill as every creak of the floorboards.

TIFF25: “Renoir” Captures Loss and Growing Up
Renoir creates nostalgia for the moments Fuki is living through in a way that asks the audience to remember their own thorny adolescence as it is unperceptively shifting toward adulthood.

TIFF25: “Mile Ends Kicks” is “Almost Famous” for the Aughts
Levack is still one of the Canadian filmmakers to watch and Mile End Kicks will stir up a lot of positive nostalgia for many viewers, but for others it’ll feel more like a cover than an original.

TIFF25: Guillermo de Toro’s “Frankenstein” Needs More Life
Frankenstein is missing the intimacy of Shelley’s novel which makes the film feel as though it is a mere recreation of life instead of life itself.

TIFF25: “Obsession” Will Make You Careful What You Wish For
Most people grow out of the need to be the center of someone’s world. If not, Obsession warns, it might just be the death of you.

TIFF25: “Bayaan” is a Taut Crime Drama About Abuse
Bayaan asks us what role we’re playing in all of this. Are we bystanders or will we refuse to rest until the real story is told?

TIFF25: “Forastera” is a Summertime Ghost Story, But Not How You’d Think
Forastera is a powerful debut feature that captures summertime and the tendency of adolescence to swing between freeing and stifling. Between youthful joy and adult sadness. Somewhere in the middle is life itself, in all of its painful, achingly lovely glory.

TIFF25: “Whitetail” Speaks to Preservation from Within
Whitetail is a cautionary tale about how preservation must start from within before we’re able to share it with the world around us.

TIFF25: “Nuns vs. the Vatican” is a Powerful Piece of Documentary Journalism
Nuns vs. the Vatican is brave, journalistic storytelling in the name of justice.

TIFF25: “Levers” Captures Dreamy Imagery of a Changing World
Levers is a slice of life that has been altered irrevocably and captured in an utterly magnificent fashion.

TIFF25: “Honey Bunch” is a Weird Odyssey of Grief
Honey Bunch is an extreme attempt to discover how to love someone and how to manage the mistakes we make as we try to create a relationship built on devotion.

TIFF25: “Hamnet” is Chloe Zhao’s Finest
To experience Hamnet is to fall in love, to be pulverized by the grand emotions that make us alive.

“Code 3” is an Unexpected Heartfelt Letter to EMTs
Code 3’s mix of tones creates a funny, touching film that speaks to the unsung heroes of the healthcare world: the EMTs.