“Obsession is an early contender for best horror film of the year.”
Read More“…by all metrics, Marty Supreme is so adrenaline-fueled that it feels like you’re about to overdose.”
Read More“The film was not made with mainstream appeal in mind. Early knows his audience and plays hard for them.”
Read More“Panahi employs few, if any, flashy camera moves or tricks, instead relying on long takes with a relatively stationary camera. This allows most of the focus to remain on the characters, who have differing proposals on how to escape their quagmire.”
Read More“‘Noviembre’ is an astonishing work of filmmaking, and one of the best not just of TIFF, but of the year so far.”
Read More“…The Substance is a bonafide body-horror masterpiece".”
Read More“Through an emotionally charged narrative, [Andrew Haigh’s] film transcends conventional storytelling to touch the very core of one’s soul.”
Read More“…"the script and the performances must be top-notch, and Anatomy of a Fall delivers on both in spades.”
Read More“…in a year full of noteworthy biopics, this film is a triumph among them.”
Read More“…Weston Razooli’s directorial debut, Riddle of Fire, is the best film from this year’s TIFF Midnight Madness lineup.”
Read More“Being a part of Hite's journey and watching her achieve such grand accomplishments felt like a special honor.”
Read MoreAs one who admires when one-takes and first person filming are utilized effectively in film, the way Dreamer is filmed is the type of packaging for this story that greatly appealed to me as a viewer.
Read More“[Goran Stolevski’s] stories capture the whims of life and fate through seemingly ordinary perspectives, and Of An Age capitalizes on this with incredible performances from the film's lead actors, an intimate filming style, and a heart rending narrative.”
Read More“[T]his pool is far from a hyper-chlorinated oasis; rather, it is a fetid, acid-laced, and psychosexual stew, one that pulls characters and viewers alike down into the murky depths of amorality and churns them into husks of the humans they once were.”
Read More“World War I was an entirely miserable affair. That All Quiet on the Western Front is able to capture all that misery, without itself being dragged down by it, is a testament to the power of the filmmakers and the stars, especially lead actor Felix Kammerer.”
Read More“Pearl is a blood soaked nightmare I didn’t want to wake up from.”
Read More“What this leaves us with is a white-knuckle thriller, a playbook meticulously crafted for ecoterrorists, and a damn great movie.”
Read More“Never has the Okanagan looked better—as rich and as lush—as in the frames of Jarvis’ film, Jeremy Cox’s gorgeous 16mm photography giving the area a tactility and a glow that digital simply couldn’t have offered.”
Read More“No matter the story or situation, [Maya Rudolph] generates a joyous and hysterical presence…”
Read MoreThe Cave Of Adullam is a cinematic presentation - both topically and stylistically - that is worthy of the big screen.
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