First Man, 2018. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Olivia Hamilton, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber. SYNOPSIS: The riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. The first […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – A Star Is Born
A Star is Born, 2018. Directed by Bradley Cooper.0 Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliot, Anthony Ramos, Dave Chapelle, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron and Rebecca Field. SYNOPSIS Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – Outlaw King
Outlaw King, 2018. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Billy Howle, Tony Curran, Alistair Mackenzie, James Cosmo, Callan Mulvey, and Stephen Dillane. SYNOPSIS: An epic story about the renowned King of Scots, Robert the Bruce, and the war of liberation he waged against the English occupation of Scotland. Director David […]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins top prize at Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival announced its award winners at the closing ceremony at TIFF Bell Lightbox today, with Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri taking home the top prize, the People’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award – voted by the audience at the festival – also honoured two runners up in Craig Gillespie’s […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, 2017. Written and Directed Angela Robinson. Starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton, and Oliver Platt, SYNOPSIS: The true story of William Moulton Marston, the polyamorous relationship between his wife and mistress, the creation of his beloved comic book character “Wonder Woman”, and the controversy the comic […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Eliza (Sally Hawkins) is trapped […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – Suburbicon (2017)
Suburbicon, 2017. Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – Breathe (2017)
Breathe, 2017. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander,and Hugh Bonneville. SYNOPSIS: The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. Andy […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Battle of the Sexes, 2017. Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, and Natalie Morales. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – I, Tonya (2017)
I,Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. In Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya, Margot […]