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TIFF Review: ‘The Order’ is a Sturdily Built Historical Action Procedural
How did I not know about this story? When you see what The Order is about, it’s going to be shocking that this isn’t a bit of history we’re well aware of. That it makes for such a compelling movie is only further evidence of that. Playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, this is […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’ Looks at The Boss Grappling with Mortality on His Latest Concert Tour
When you watch a music documentary, or at least one about a musician, you’re looking for two things. One is to learn something new about the artist. The other is to hear some great tunes. Luckily, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band has both. You’re going to get some actual breaking news […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘K-Pops!’ is a Fun Little Feel Good Flick
When a musician opts to make a movie, I keep an open mind. It might end up being a vanity project, sure, but it also could just be a new way for them to express themselves. While I’m not familiar with the music of Anderson .Paak, I now know that he has filmmaking chops, as […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘The Fire Inside’ is a Conventional Sports Biopic That Takes You a Bit Beyond the Story We’d Normally See
Sports dramas tend to follow a certain trajectory. Whether based on real life or totally made up, it’s about inspiration and building up to the climactic sporting event. Oftentimes, especially when it’s a biopic, what happens after the bell rings and a winner emerges is left to on screen text. The Fire Inside, to its […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #205: Joey and Myles Talk TIFF!
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Millers in Marriage’ Finds Edward Burns Crafting a Fairly Traditional Indie Drama
Edward Burns has long been a filmmaker I enjoy. His low-key and scrappy vibe served him very well as an up and coming storyteller. It doesn’t hurt that I found him to be a charismatic actor, too. So, I was very intrigued to see Millers in Marriage, which sees him trying the sort of indie […] More
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TIFF Review: Steve Pink Finds ‘The Last Republican’ in Adam Kinzinger Taking a Stand Against Donald Trump and MAGA
It shouldn’t matter one’s politics when reviewing a film, but I’ll go ahead and tell you all that I’m a solidly liberal voter. I’m a reliable Democratic voter and find the entire platform of the Republican party to be wrong, if not reprehensible in many cases. I only tell you this to tell you that […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘We Live in Time’ Finds Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh Bringing You to Tears
I’m a sucker for a tearjerker when the emotional manipulation is done well. When it’s too artificial, I can revolt, but if it feels natural and earned, I almost always roll a tear when intended to do so. As such, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that We Live in Time made me cry. […] More
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TIFF Review: Hugh Grant is Hypnotic in ‘Heretic’
Conversations about religion are not often the basis for horror movies. At the same time, debating religious teachings and doctrine can go to some strange places. Whether you believe or not, and for the record, I’m a non-believer, Heretic is a unique horror effort begging to be discussed. Playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Eden’ Finds Ron Howard Exploring a Far Darker Side of Humanity
When you think of Ron Howard the filmmaker, you think of a sturdy popcorn flick, in all likelihood. Rarely, if ever, does he take a bleak view of humanity. Eden, however, is very much on that level. Howard’s survival thriller, which has a darkly funny streak to it, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ Is a Vital and Expansive Portrait of Apartheid
There’s the old saying that “a picture says a thousand words” and the moving pictures of cinema have certainly attested that truth. Before the advent of film, however, the still image was equally powerful. In 1863, for example, the now famous photo of “Whipped Peter” helped to catalyze the abolition of slavery. A century later, […] More
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TIFF Review: Amy Adams Goes Full ‘Nightbitch’ in Marielle Heller’s Skewering of Motherhood
Trailers lie. Our first real look at Nightbitch suggested a very different film than we’ve actually got on our hands. Having just seen the movie here at the Toronto International Film Festival, the broad and on the nose comedy in the trailer has given way to a biting skewering of motherhood. It’s a relief, too, […] More
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