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VIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Evil Does Not Exist" a Sublime Time Spent Lost in the Woods
VIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Evil Does Not Exist" a Sublime Time Spent Lost in the Woods

“[I]f the placidity of the filmmaking inspires in you any sort of zen-like patience, then it will also disarm and entrance you in profoundly stirring ways.”

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Festival Coverage, Movies, Taylor BeaumontTaylor BeaumontOctober 10, 2023ryusuke hamaguchi, evil does not exist, film festival coverage, VIFF, viff 2023, Vancouver International Film Festival, siff 2024Comment
BFI LFF 2023 | Movie Review: "May December" Leverages Its Leading Ladies For Lots of Laughs
BFI LFF 2023 | Movie Review: "May December" Leverages Its Leading Ladies For Lots of Laughs

“It’s a genuinely funny script, and both Portman and Moore clearly relish the opportunity to stretch their comedic legs.”

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Festival Coverage, MoviesChris RichmondOctober 8, 2023may december, movie review, todd haynes, natalie portman, julianne mooreComment
Movie Review: "Totally Killer" Is Generally Okay
Movie Review: "Totally Killer" Is Generally Okay

“…Despite feeling somewhat generic and being way too late to the 80s nostalgia of the 2010s, Totally Killer is an entertaining whodunnit/star vehicle"…”

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Movies, Luca MehtaLuca MehtaOctober 8, 2023totally killer, movie review, 7 out of 12, 3 stars, nahnatchka khan, kiernan shipkaComment
VIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "The Royal Hotel"; A Feminist Tale of Harrowing Proportions
VIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "The Royal Hotel"; A Feminist Tale of Harrowing Proportions

“The Royal Hotel is a masterclass in tension building.”

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Movies, Festival CoverageMatthew SimpsonOctober 5, 2023the royal hotel, movie review, 4 stars, viff 2023, Vancouver International Film Festival, 10 out of 12, kitty green, jessica henwick, julia garner, hugo weaving, toby wallace, james frecheville, daniel henshallComment
BFI LFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Saltburn" Tackles High Class With A Stellar Cast
BFI LFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Saltburn" Tackles High Class With A Stellar Cast

“Saltburn is a glorious, rip-roaring ride of a film that sits on the knife-edge between comedy and thriller, delivering on both counts.”

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Festival Coverage, MoviesChris RichmondOctober 5, 2023saltburn, movie review, bfi london film festival 2023, 12 out of 12, 5 stars, jacob elordi, emerald fennell, barry keoghan, rosamund pikeComment
Episodic Review: 'Loki' S2 Is Entertaining, But Stuck In A Narrative Time Loop
Episodic Review: 'Loki' S2 Is Entertaining, But Stuck In A Narrative Time Loop

“It’s not that this is uninteresting - Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson’s effortless banter never gets old - but, at times, it feels like the show is repeating story beats to avoid committing to the consequences promised.”

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EpisodicEthan DaytonOctober 3, 2023loki, loki S2, loki season 2, 6 out of 12, 2.5 stars, tom hiddleston, owen wilson, sophia di martino, jonathan majorsComment
TIFF 2023 | Best Of The Fest
TIFF 2023 | Best Of The Fest

So, of all of the TIFF movies we saw, which ones were our favorites? Here’s what each of the ForReel team members had to say about that.

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EditorialThomas Stoneham-JudgeSeptember 29, 2023dicks the musical, solo, his three daughgters, hitman, origin, fitting in, riddle of fire, fair play, the teachers lounge, the delinquents, tiff 2023, hit man, the zone of interest, the boy and the heronComment
TIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Solo" Is Fantastically Queer and Emotionall Devastating
TIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Solo" Is Fantastically Queer and Emotionall Devastating

“While the story is predictable at times, the craftsmanship keeps Solo a radiant film.”

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Movies, Marty MillmanMarty MillmanSeptember 29, 2023solo, tiff, tiff 2023, movie review, theodore pellerin, alice moreault, felix maritaud, sophie dupuis, pride, mathieu laverdiere, siff 2024Comment
Movie Review: "It Lives Inside" Is A Respectable Horror Debut for Director Bishal Dutta
Movie Review: "It Lives Inside" Is A Respectable Horror Debut for Director Bishal Dutta

The transition from demon horror to a classic creature feature is seamless, and the design of the Pischacha is one of the most impeccably designed indie-horror monsters I have ever seen. 

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Movies, ForReel Late Night, Luca MehtaLuca MehtaSeptember 23, 2023it lives inside, movie review, betty gabriel, 8 out of 12, 3.5 Stars Comment
TIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Nyad" Succeeds With Stellar Performances From Annette Bening and Jodie Foster
TIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Nyad" Succeeds With Stellar Performances From Annette Bening and Jodie Foster

“…in a year full of noteworthy biopics, this film is a triumph among them.”

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Thomas Stoneham-Judge, Movies, Festival CoverageThomas Stoneham-JudgeSeptember 21, 2023nyad, movie review, 11 out of 12, annette bening, jodie foster, 4.5 stars, tiff 2023, toronto international film festivalComment
TIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Dumb Money" Is Rich In Fun Crowd Pleasing Entertainment
TIFF 2023 | Movie Review: "Dumb Money" Is Rich In Fun Crowd Pleasing Entertainment

“Dumb Money, with all of the highs and lows of the stories at hand, certainly works as a crowd pleasing film.”

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Festival Coverage, Movies, Thomas Stoneham-JudgeThomas Stoneham-JudgeSeptember 20, 2023dumb money, movie review, craig gillespie, paul dano, tiff, tiff 2023, toronto international film festival, seth rogan, america ferrera, talia ryder, myha'la herroldComment
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