Here’s a funny tale. In 1954, there was a struggling British painter called John Bratby who had monumentally failed to make a name for himself in the art co...
No matter how nice it starts, when a film is part of the Midnight Madness sidebar at TIFF, something twisted is almost guaranteed to occur. After premiering...
There are many films that tie things up in a satisfying bow, resolving all arcs and delivering a story that is meant to engage. Then there are more abstract...
After a stellar career directing some of cinema’s greats—The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation—you can’t blame Francis Ford Coppola for deciding t...
Director Lars von Trier has never been easily accessible. Part of his genius is the ability to go places others might not dare, shoot imagery no one else co...
Dealing with the tenuousness and unreliability of memory, Jonathan Sagall has crafted a sophomore feature that isn’t easy to shake. An Israeli-raised, Canad...
While most feature animations deal with talking animals and anthropomorphized toys, it was joy when we received Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's deep...
The Midnight Madness sidebar at the Toronto International Film Festival is usually filled with your fair share of blood, gore and other twisted torment. Par...
Following up one of my personal favorite time-travel movies, Timecrimes director Nacho Vigalondo has unspooled his sci-fi/romance/comedy/drama Extraterrestr...
Who is Rami? Or better yet, who should Rami be? It’s the question he fears to ask himself while the people surrounding him attempt to give the answer. Shoul...
