C.J. Prince

TIFF Review: The Promised Land Showcases Mads Mikkelsen in a Light, Entertaining Piece of Historical Fiction

After his 2012 film A Royal Affair received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, Danish writer-director Nikolaj Arcel did what probably seemed l...

TIFF Review: Fingernails Takes a Dull, Excruciating Search for Love

Is love quantifiable? No, but that doesn’t stop Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou from exploring that question over two dull, excruciating hours in Fingernails, h...

TIFF Review: Dream Scenario is a Compelling High-Concept Satire Undone by Juvenile Instincts

The ever-evolving nature of fame and infamy gets examined in Dream Scenario, Kristoffer Borgli’s follow-up to his dark comedy Sick of Myself. It’s the Norwegia...

TIFF Review: His Three Daughters is a Powerful Family Drama

Absence is at the center of His Three Daughters, Azazel Jacobs’ latest film. It's set almost entirely in a small New York City apartment as three sisters reuni...

TIFF Review: Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel is a Tense but Flawed Outback Thriller

Pete Gleeson’s 2016 documentary Hotel Coolgardie came and went on the festival circuit, but it made a strong impression on those who caught it. Following two y...

Venice Review: Explanation for Everything is an Ambitious Look at the Absurdity of Manipulative Politicization

Politics are the enemy in Gábor Reisz’s Explanation for Everything, an ambitious, entertaining effort from the Hungarian filmmaker to address the crisis of div...

10 Must-See Short Films Premiering at TIFF 2023

With 42 short films across six programmes representing 23 countries, this year’s Short Cuts lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival continues its tra...

The Outwaters Review: Found-Footage Horror Takes Slow Journey to Gonzo Finale

We’re less than a quarter into 2023 and independent horror appears to be having a moment. Technically it started several months ago when Kyle Edward Ball’s “li...

Linh Tran on Her Slamdance-Winning Debut Waiting for the Light to Change: “We Were Basically Living the Movie While Making It”

“I’m a new filmmaker,” Linh Tran tells me at one point, with an emphasis on the word new, when talking about Waiting for the Light to Change. Born in Vietnam, ...

The Civil Dead Review: A Grim Yet Charming Slacker Comedy

For Clay, the man at the center of The Civil Dead, there isn’t much happening in life. Portrayed by director and co-writer Clay Tatum, he’s an unemployed LA ph...

News

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Trailers

First Trailer for Bruno Dumont’s Sci-Fi Feature The Empire Promises Epic Scale and Silly Gags

William Friedkin’s Final Film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Receives Trailer

Exclusive Trailer for Metrograph’s Robby Müller Retrospective Featuring Films by Jarmusch, Friedkin, Wenders & More

Reviews

TIFF Review: Sorry/Not Sorry is a Reductive Inquiry into the Cancellation of Louis C.K.

TIFF Review: Sing Sing is an Emotionally Restorative Portrait of the Artistic Process

TIFF Review: Lukas Moodysson’s Together 99 is a Bittersweet, Bruising Reunion

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Wild Bunch on 70mm, Sexy Beast, Lost in Translation & More

New to Streaming: Barbie, El Conde, Rotting in the Sun, Talk to Me & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Sembène, Sorcerer, The Battle of Chile, Dennis Hopper & More

Interviews

Cinematographer Ed Lachman on Being Pablo Larraín’s “Dance Partner” for El Conde

Terence Davies on Bringing Poetry to Life, Directing His New Short, and Planning His Next Feature

Wayne Wang on His Diverse Filmography, Revisiting Old Work, and the Time Gangsters Visited His Set

Podcasts

The B-Side – Michael Keaton: Part II (with Cory Everett)

Watch: Cinephile Summer Season Finale Features The Film Stage vs. Bright Wall/Dark Room

The B-Side – In Conversation with Dustin Guy Defa

C.J. Prince

TIFF Review: The Promised Land Showcases Mads Mikkelsen in a Light, Entertaining Piece of Historical Fiction

TIFF Review: Fingernails Takes a Dull, Excruciating Search for Love

TIFF Review: Dream Scenario is a Compelling High-Concept Satire Undone by Juvenile Instincts

TIFF Review: His Three Daughters is a Powerful Family Drama

TIFF Review: Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel is a Tense but Flawed Outback Thriller

Venice Review: Explanation for Everything is an Ambitious Look at the Absurdity of Manipulative Politicization

10 Must-See Short Films Premiering at TIFF 2023

The Outwaters Review: Found-Footage Horror Takes Slow Journey to Gonzo Finale

Linh Tran on Her Slamdance-Winning Debut Waiting for the Light to Change: “We Were Basically Living the Movie While Making It”

The Civil Dead Review: A Grim Yet Charming Slacker Comedy

C.J. Prince