TIFF season is upon us. The 49th Toronto International Film Festival will send a jolt of energy to the film industry, and this year’s celebration will have some stellar films and well-earned awards. Legendary Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg will be honored, alongside Amy Adams and Sandra Oh, who will be the inaugural Tribute Awards Honorary […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron to open 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
Having opened to record-breaking success in Japan earlier this month, TIFF has announced that Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited new film The Boy and the Heron will serve as the Opening Night Gala Presentation of September’s 48th Toronto International Film Festival. “We are honoured to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work […]
Movie Review – The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Gary Lydon, Sheila Flitton and David Pearse. SYNOPSIS: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Director Martin McDonagh reunites […]
Movie Review – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. SYNOPSIS You’re invited to put the pieces together. In the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to […]
Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans takes home the Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award
Could we be heading into an awards season dominated by Steven Spielberg? The legendary filmmaker is looking to recover from his West Side Story letdown at the Oscars with his first awards win of the 2022/2023 season. Spielberg’s The Fabelmans won the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. This marks Spielberg’s first […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Out of Sync
Out of Sync, 2021. Co-written and directed by Juanjo Giménez. Starring Marta Nieto, Miki Esparbé, Fran Lareu, Luisa Merelas, Cris Iglesias, Julius Cotter, Iria Parada, and Francisco Reyes. SYNOPSIS: A sound designer finds refuge from broken relationships with her ex, her colleagues, and her mother in the studio, where she can spend hours recording Foley […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Other Tom
The Other Tom, 2021. Written and directed by Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo. Starring Julia Chávez and Israel Rodríguez Bertorelli. SYNOPSIS: A mother risks losing custody of her son when she refuses to continue medicating his ADHD, after an accident alerts her to the drugs’ side-effects. Regular collaborating filmmakers Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo team […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Ali & Ava
Ali & Ava, 2021. Written and directed by Clio Barnard. Starring Claire Rushbrook and Adeel Akhtar. SYNOPSIS: Ali and Ava, both lonely for different reasons, meet and sparks fly. Over a lunar month a deep connection begins to grow, despite the legacy of Ava’s past relationship and Ali’s emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – France
France, 2021. Written and directed by Bruno Dumont. Starring Léa Seydoux, Benjamin Biolay, and Blanche Gardin. SYNOPSIS: A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident. It’s tough to consider what broader audiences will make of Bruno Dumont’s latest effort, a tri-pronged satire of sensationalist […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Survivor
The Survivor, 2021. Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring Ben Foster, Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, Danny DeVito, Dar Zuzovsky, and Saro Emirze. SYNOPSIS: Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against […]
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