“Francesco Sossai’s Other Cannibals is a work of horror-realism so mired in its characters’ misguided meandering that it becomes something else entirely, a stark black almost-comedy of errors about two outcasts trying desperately to sink their teeth into life itself.”
Read More“The tension in the film will get your heart racing, unprepared for what is to come.”
Read More“…writer/director Damien Leone revives Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton, Terrifier) for another murderous rampage in Terrifier 2, quite possibly the most horrific and grusome movie you will see this year.”
Read More“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…”
Read More“Meandering rhetoric…steers focus away from the purpose of the film: how the fantastic world of Oz got baked into Lynch’s subconscious.”
Read MoreVIFF 2022 will take place September 29 - October 9 in-person, with around 130 feature films and 100 short films screening across seven venues in Vancouver.
Read MoreAfter tallying up our scores for all of the films we watched at TIFF, I took an average of those scores and identified the ten films that we collectively rated the highest. Here’s what made the list.
Read More“Glass Onion is a fun time that begs to be experienced with others.”
Read More“The big goofy grin you’ll be wearing on your face throughout the runtime, that is pure Spielberg. Scene after scene of this film hits every big emotional beat that you want from a heart-on-its-sleeve, Hollywood production.”
Read MoreTodd’s capsule reviews for The Banshees of Inisherin, Biosphere, The Eternal Daughter, and The Son
Read More“Every slice, stab, and injury looks so realistic. At one point while looking at a broken leg, my stomach was turning.”
Read MoreFantastic Fest runs in-person from September 22th to the 29th in Austin, and online from September 29th until October 4th.
Read MoreIn light of the ForReel team having recently been in Toronto, and in light of Egoyan’s Toronto-set sixth feature being released by the Criterion Collection, I re-investigate the film’s particular brand of erotica.
Read More“…the undeniable truth with The Woman King is that it contains some of the best acting performances of the year. Viola Davis is an absolute showstopper.”
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“With these top notch performances, a smartly written script, and a ghastly series of events, The Menu is sure to set itself apart as one of the most entertaining films of this season…”
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“Audiences drawn to Causeway for either [Jennifer Lawrence or Brian Tyree Henry] will not be disappointed with what they offer the film.”
Read More“The first act has some of the best tension in a horror/thriller in years.”
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