Month: September 2016

[TIFF Review] Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Steve James’ filmography has long been about finding entry into larger conversations through intimate portraits. The director's landmark debut, Hoop Dreams, and...

[Review] Bridget Jones’s Baby

There’s something to be said about the resilience of Renée Zellweger. After a 6 year absence, it’s fitting that she returns to mainstream audiences in the comfo...

[TIFF Review] Deepwater Horizon

The 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico was a disaster beyond belief, not only causing the deaths of workers, but ecologically setting our planet back ...

[TIFF Review] The Woman Who Left

Lav Diaz’s Golden Lion winner from this year's Venice Film Festival feels like something of a surprise because, for all its extended shots, luminous black-and-w...