“The kills are entertaining, if not blindingly silly — with an acute blindness to glaring plot holes.”
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“It’s easy to leave the film believing that Fennell may be a better writer than expectation setter, and somehow bad at both.”
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The Vancouver International Film Festival has arrived, and while there are plenty of big names getting some deserved attention, there are also dozens of lesser known titles that may have flown under your radar heading into the festival. With that said, here are a handful of titles worth checking out as VIFF gets under way!
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“Bamboozled doesn’t work today because its satire was strictly true in 2000. It works because it’s still true today.”
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“In its violence – which is, of course, the currency of the Wick universe – Ballerina finds success.”
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“There is no shortage of raw emotion in its family and community scenes, all of which is captured beautifully…”
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“… while the first half of the film is all about building, what the film's second half…made clear to me is that The Brutalist may be devoted to showing us construction, but it's about the counterfactual: The Brutalist is a story of desecration, in fear and in reality.”
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“[Alex Garland is] reaching to make a statement about the importance of journalistic neutrality, but his cowardice neuters his own mission statement before even making it on screen.”
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“If there was ever a year of life-long projects coming to fruition, from Wells to Spielberg, 2022 was it; and I was but a mere spectator of other people’s dreams finally being put to celluloid.”
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“…in 2022, animation roared back to show all those who counted it out that there’s still magic in the movies…”
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“…thank you Blair for pushing me to be more inquisitive in my filmgoing and more educated in my consumption. It is because of you that - for my third year running and first time here at ForReel - I can release a comprehensive list of my favorite documentaries of the year.”
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“There’s a lot of love to be given to Florence Pugh, who continues to prove that she’s one of the great movie stars in the world…”
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Todd’s capsule reviews for The Banshees of Inisherin, Biosphere, The Eternal Daughter, and The Son
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“What this leaves us with is a white-knuckle thriller, a playbook meticulously crafted for ecoterrorists, and a damn great movie.”
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“An eclectic montage of restored concert footage, Bowie interviews, and roughly every important piece of art of the 20th century (from Bergman to the Beatles) makes Moonage Daydream one of the most visually arresting films of the year.”
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“A pandemic and mid-tier movie drought have ravaged theaters, taking their Twinkies off the shelves. But with Bullet Train, shamelessly glutenous cinema is back and I’m here for it.”
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“…I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of my favorites (or some of the more intriguing ones) to have played through the middle of the festival.”
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“…here are a few selections that got me through the first weekend of the festival.’
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“Viva Lee, alongside her co-stars Muriel Dutil and Khamisa Wilsher, enchant with their non-verbal performances.”
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“Hemsworth makes Spiderhead entirely worthwhile, a rare feat for what amounted to an early summer Netflix dump. That’s because Hemsworth understood the assignment.”
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