[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...
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[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 ...
‘Femme Fatale’: Brian De Palma’s Hyperkinetic Bubbling Cocktail
We look at how Brian De Palma's 2002 thriller fits into his films from the aughts....
[TIFF Review] Maudie
Maud Lewis, as played by Sally Hawkins in Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, was an incredibly important Canadian folk artist. Most of her paintings, all rather small-size...
[TIFF Review] Blair Witch
It’s been more than 17 years since The Blair Witch Project arrived in theaters and changed the way Hollywood viewed horror, and filmmaking in general, for bette...
[TIFF Review] Godless
The “social realism” sub-genre of drama has been awards bait in the European festival circuit lately and this year’s Locarno International Film Festival jury, l...
Recommended Discs & Deals: ‘De Palma,’ ‘Popstar,’ ‘Raising Cain,’ and More
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check ou...
[TIFF Review] The Promise
Terry George's The Promise begins with a title card that appears on-screen stating that 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Turkish government during World...
The Best Films at the 2016 Venice Film Festival
We wrap our favorites and beyond) at this year's Venice Film Festival....
[TIFF Review] Lion
Garth Davis' directorial debut Lion is based on a true story. The film makes sure to tell us that at the very beginning of the movie -- just to remind us that w...
