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[TIFF Review] Sparrows

Finding solace in constancy - times of turbulent change and ever-shifting paradigms of social expectations can be a source of intense stress - and the desire fo...

[TIFF Review] The Ones Below

With comparisons to Hitchcock and Polanski, David Farr's directorial debut The Ones Below starts behind the eight ball straight away. There are definite moments...

[TIFF Review] Hellions

There's a lot I like about Bruce McDonald's latest horror Hellions. Just as much also has me scratching my head, though. While this sometimes enhances the exper...

[TIFF Review] Phantom Boy

French directors Alain Gagnol (who also wrote) and Jean-Loup Felicioli have another winner on their hands with Phantom Boy. The much-anticipated follow-up to th...

[TIFF Review] I Saw the Light

The opening to Marc Abraham's I Saw the Light holds a lot of intrigue. Based on Colin Escott's biography about hillbilly legend Hank Williams, the start goes fr...

[TIFF Review] The Reflektor Tapes

A list of things The Reflektor Tapes comes close to being but doesn’t quite end up as: a concert film stitching together Arcade Fire's work on a worldwide tour ...

[TIFF Review] Yakuza Apocalypse

Something is off within the opening minutes of our Yakuza tale as heavy doses of computer-generated bloodshed elevate the proceedings to, in perhaps an understa...