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TIFF Review: ‘Adulthood’ Stumbles Around With Its Various Tones
One of the things I’ve noticed of late is that films attempting to mix serious and silly tones are struggling a bit. Now, some movies ace it, of course, but more than not can’t seem to figure out the right balance. Adulthood is just one more example of this, really going to the extremes on […] More
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TIFF Review: Baz Luhrmann Delivers an Epic Cinematic Experience with ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’
Baz Luhrmann gives us a monumental companion piece to his 2022 masterpiece with EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. More
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TIFF Review: ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Speaks Loud and Clear on the Horrors Afflicting Gaza
During a prior awards season, celebrated Austrian auteur Michael Haneke decried cinema’s penchant for exploiting real life atrocities as fodder for entertainment. Citing Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List as an irresponsible example, he cautioned about using manipulative devices generate suspense and melodrama. Such ethical discussions will surely resurface around the release of another similarly acclaimed film […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘ARCO’ is a Stunning, Albeit Predictable, Animated Adventure
Ugo Bienvenu draws a compelling animated offering with ARCO, even if the movie follows a fairly pedestrian story. More
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Awards Radar Podcast #256: Joey Tells Myles About the Toronto International Film Festival as They Wrap Up 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: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ is a Bold and Unconventional Musical from Mona Fastvold
Mona Fastvold crafts one of the year’s boldest musicals in The Testament of Ann Lee, with Amanda Seyfried giving a career-best performance. More
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TIFF Review: Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson Compellingly Take a Documentary-Style Approach to ‘The Smashing Machine’
Once upon a time, the UFC was not the giant sports industry that it is now. In the sport’s early days, the mixed martial artists and other tough guys competing did so in something more closely resembling anonymity. That obviously begs the question of why these guys would put their bodies through such carnage? Well, […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Tuner’ is a Surprising and Enjoyable Composition
Every festival season, there’s at least one title that I go into with zero expectations, only to wind up really enjoying. This year, at the Toronto International Film Festival, it’s Tuner. You may think this is just a movie about a piano tuner and his mentor. Perhaps there’s wisdom exchanged? Well, that’s more or less […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Eleanor the Great’ is a Stirringly Effective, Emotional, and Entertaining Directorial Debut from Scarlett Johansson with Impeccable Work From June Squibb
It will never not be fascinating to me to consider the material actors/actresses choose when they step behind the camera. Often, it’s a film they’re able to star in, so it’s rare for them not to even appear in a supporting role. So, for Scarlett Johansson to chose her directorial debut to be Eleanor the […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Rental Family’ is a Gentle and Quiet Work with an Affecting Turn From Brendan Fraser
There’s a quietness and a whimsy to Rental Family that most dramedies struggle to sustain. Usually, there’s a hard pivot towards the drama at one point or another. This movie is fairly consistent in taking a light touch with things, even when being serious. It’s a gentle work, one that has generated a lot of […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Eternity’ is a Pretty Clever High Concept Romantic Comedy
What is the afterlife to you? Eternity posits the concept that we all get to choose how we spend the days after death, more or less however we choose. Who we choose to spend it with, however, is the devil in the details. That’s the hook for this romantic comedy with a twist. It’s not […] More
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TIFF Review: ‘Roofman’ is a Gem of a Crowdpleaser from Derek Cianfrance and Channing Tatum
There’s an impressive mixture occurring within Roofman. Now, this is a very audience friendly crowdpleaser, overall. The thing is, there’s also a bittersweetness and melancholy that not every filmmaker would have allowed. However, in doing so, not only does Derek Cianfrance stay true to his roots, he makes an infinitely better movie out of the […] More
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