2020s

WE BARE BEARS: THE MOVIE: A Most Adorable Social Commentary
WE BARE BEARS: THE MOVIE: A Most Adorable Social Commentary

We Bare Bears: The Movie builds a fast-paced, fun world for a multitude of generations.

SNO BABIES: A Flawed Depiction of Addiction
SNO BABIES: A Flawed Depiction of Addiction

While Sno Babies has its flaws, it does drive home hard the messages of addiction – it is dark, it is ugly and it is hard.

NYFF 2020: THE CALMING: Sweet Content is Sorrow’s Balm
NYFF 2020: THE CALMING: Sweet Content is Sorrow’s Balm

While maybe too placid for some, those who allow themselves to sit back and absorb The Calming’s tranquil journey will be richly rewarded.

TIFF 2020: SHADOW IN THE CLOUD
TIFF 2020: SHADOW IN THE CLOUD

Anchored by a strong performance from Chloë Grace Moretz, Shadow in the Cloud is a ferociously entertaining thrill ride.

TIFF 2020: ANOTHER ROUND - Mads Mikkelsen Soars in This Utterly Pissed Pissing Contest
TIFF 2020: ANOTHER ROUND – Mads Mikkelsen Soars in This Utterly Pissed Pissing Contest

Reteaming with star Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round probes and explicates the psychological toll liquor can bear on us.

TIFF 2020: VIOLATION and BEANS
TIFF 2020: VIOLATION and BEANS

Wilson Kwong reviews Dusty Mancinelli & Madeleine Sims-Fewer’s Violation and Tracey Deer’s Beans as part of our TIFF 2020 coverage.

FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man's Battle In The Culture Wars
FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man’s Battle In The Culture Wars

Feels Good Man should be required viewing, providing an excoriating insight into the rise of the alt-right and the underlying issues that propelled it.

LOST GIRLS AND LOVE HOTELS: Never Finds Itself
LOST GIRLS AND LOVE HOTELS: Never Finds Itself

A snapshot of malaise that goes on far too long, the movie soaks in mood when it should have floated through it.

RATCHED: An Origin Story at Its Finest
RATCHED: An Origin Story At Its Finest

Ratched returns Murphy to his deliciously horrific TV roots, bringing the origin of an iconic character to life for a new generation.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: LIMBO: An Unmissable Take On The Refugee Crisis
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: LIMBO: An Unmissable Take On The Refugee Crisis

Limbo is nothing short of sublime, a triumphant feat of storytelling as striking in its visuals as it is in its writing.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

A perfectly timed film that corresponds intimately to the social issues we are living through, One Night In Miami is one to watch.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: Interview With Director And Writer Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli of VIOLATION
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: Interview With Director And Writer Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli of VIOLATION

Wilson Kwong spoke with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli about their creative process in bringing such an important story to the big screen.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS

The COVID-19 documentary 76 Days is urgent and wrenching, unbashful in its presentation of tragedy and confusion.

THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: A Visceral Look At Life After War
THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: A Visceral Look At Life After War

The Devil All The Time balances each story, giving it is time to flourish and each character’s contribution to the others to be fully realized.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: CONCRETE COWBOY
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: CONCRETE COWBOY

Concrete Cowboy is a heartfelt reclamation and tribute to a long lineage of Black frontiersman that’s largely been swept under the rug.