Hold Your Fire, 2021. Written and directed by Stefan Forbes. SYNOPSIS: Brooklyn, 1973. Shu’aib Raheem tried to steal guns for self-defense, starting the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to reform police use of violence and save lives by using words, not guns. Documentarian Stefan Forbes (Boogie Man: The Lee […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Attica
Attica, 2021. Written and directed by Stanley Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Documentary chronicles the five-day prison rebellion that transpired in the fall of 1971 in upstate New York and still stands as the largest and deadliest the country has ever witnessed. Veteran filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple) brings one of the […]
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 […]
Despite controversy, Jojo Rabbit takes home the TIFF Audience Award
Even with mixed reviews and a polarizing subject matter, Jojo Rabbit has been announced as the winner of Toronto International Film Festival’s 2019 Audience Award. Director Taika Waititi’s “anti-hate” satire beat out Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite for the win. The TIFF Audience Award has, in recent years, became an indicator […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Joker
Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, and Wendy Makkena. SYNOPSIS: After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – First Man
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 […]
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