2010s

TALL GIRL: Netflix Teen Flick Fails To Stand Out
TALL GIRL: Netflix Teen Flick Fails To Stand Out

Unfortunately, Tall Girl takes the typical high school movie beats and fails to do much with them.

TIFF 2019: The Plight Of The Dreamer In Pietro Marcello’s MARTIN EDEN

Pietro Marcello’s soaring melodrama, Martin Eden, is a sinking portrait of an unravelling autodidact writer in Naples—tragic and beautiful all the same.

NE ZHA 哪吒之魔童降世: Another Leap In Chinese Animation
NE ZHA 哪吒之魔童降世: Another Leap In Chinese Animation

Ne Zha might not be the best animated film of the year, but China is getting awfully close in competing against Hollywood’s animated offerings.

TIFF 2019: FORD V FERRARI: Car Racing Biopic Loses Momentum
TIFF 2019: FORD V FERRARI: Car Racing Biopic Loses Momentum

Come for the car races in Ford v Ferrari, and some fine performances by Matt Damon and Christian Bale, but don’t expect to take too much away from it.

TIFF 2019: JOKER: A Lackluster Attempt at Humanizing an Iconic Character
TIFF 2019: JOKER: A Lackluster Attempt At Humanizing An Iconic Character

Joker, although clearly a different approach to comic book movies than in the past, just doesn’t feel like a fully developed film.

H IS FOR HARRY: In Search of A Ladder
H IS FOR HARRY: In Search of A Ladder

The inspirational story of a teacher reaching his or her students to help them succeed…

TIFF 2019: That Sweet Little Nazi JOJO RABBIT Will Steal Your Heart
TIFF 2019: That Sweet Little Nazi JOJO RABBIT Will Steal Your Heart

A letter to love each other by looking to the past through the eyes of a child, Jojo Rabbit is as ridiculous and audacious as it is sweet and charming.

TIFF 2019: KNIVES OUT: A Delightful, Masterfully Crafted Detective Mystery
TIFF 2019: KNIVES OUT: A Delightful, Masterfully Crafted Detective Mystery

Knives Out will appeal to fans of the detective mystery genre, fans of the astounding cast, or those who love Johnson’s subversively entertaining films.

HUSTLERS: A Glamorous, Femme Crime Film
HUSTLERS: A Glamorous, Femme Crime Film

Hustlers won’t be loved by everybody, but as both entertainment and an addition to the world of crime cinema, it’s an exceptional work.

THE HARVESTERS: Meticulously Captures A Trap
THE HARVESTERS: Meticulously Captures A Trap

The Harvesters is a film with uncomfortable weight, one that slowly but surely crushes you in the way any society presses on those who don’t fit in.

LIAM: AS IT WAS: Middle of the Road Doc that Never Quite Sparks Into Life
LIAM GALLAGHER: AS IT WAS: Middle Of The Road Doc That Never Quite Sparks Into Life

Much like Gallagher himself these days, Liam: As it Was is a tided up version of the rock-and-roll star’s story.

FREAKS: An Ambitious & Absorbing Genre Mix
FREAKS: An Ambitious & Absorbing Genre Mix

Freaks is a paranoid little picture, using its influences wisely while manufacturing something distinctive: one of the best Sci-fi’s of the year.

THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT: Black Women, Their Pain & Their Art

The Giverny Document demands attention, and even if the attention it does receive ends up in the limited availability of a museum, the format cannot be more appropriate.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: GUEST OF HONOUR
Venice Film Festival 2019: GUEST OF HONOUR

Guest of Honour ultimately feels like a missed opportunity for both an intriguing character study on grief, and a compelling drama.

TIFF 2019: WAVES Finds Hell, Healing & Humanity
TIFF 2019: WAVES Finds Hell, Healing & Humanity

Waves is an exquisitely crafted piece of art that solidifies Shults as a force to be reckoned with.