Review: ‘The Sound of Silence’ breaks through the quiet to find a universal experience
Last year I reviewed the film Sorry to Bother You, which was the directorial debut of rapper/music producer Boots Riley. I found that movie to... Read More
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Toronto Review: Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ is packed with wit and intrigue
Rian Johnson’s latest is an entertaining and compelling mystery tale with a comedic twist Crime/mystery films, or as Rian Johnson prefers to call it ‘whodunnit’,... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Certified Mail’ is a risky debut with a career-best performance from Egyptian star Basma
Hisham Saqr’s debut may not be narratively exciting but it marks an assured debut by a new voice willing to take rare risks in Egyptian... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Just Mercy’ is a superbly crafted drama with a standout performance by Jamie Foxx
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx shine in the true story of a man wrongfully imprisoned and the civil rights hero who fights for him... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is unremarkable despite strong performances by Patel and Swinton
Armando Iannucci’s period piece is a charming yet incoherent film that hold commercial potential but lacks artistic risks In a departure from his more satirical... Read More
Toronto Review: the inventive and touching ‘La Llorona’
Jayro Bustamante’s atmospheric film is a unique, inventive look at dictatorship and racism in war-torn Guatemala In his much anticipated follow up to Tremblores and... Read More
Toronto Review: Scott Z. Burns’ ‘The Report’ is an an essential celebration of the pursuit of truth
Scott Z. Burns’ film is an engrossing, gripping look at one of the most crucial and eye-opening reports in US history Known for his intriguing... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘You Will Die at Twenty’ is a stunning and sophisticated debut
Amjad Abu Alala creates one of the best, if not the best, Middle Eastern film of the year with a daring, poetic and reflective film... Read More
Box Office Preview and Predictions (Sep 6-8) – ‘IT: Chapter Two’ aims to float to another record opening
Two Septembers ago, IT shattered all previous conceptions of how well a horror film and a September release could perform at the box office with its record... Read More
Oscar Predictions: Post-Telluride, mid-Venice, pre-TIFF set your sights on Renée Zellweger, Adam Driver and ‘Parasite’
With Telluride just finishing, Venice still underway, and Toronto starting tomorrow, we are smack in the middle of the fall festival kickoff of awards season... Read More
14th Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS) Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ Lead Wins 
38th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Feature Film Prize 
71st Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘Society of the Snow’ Top Film Wins 
74th American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Take Top Film Honors
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