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Jessica Chastain Leads The Path In A ‘Woman Walks Ahead’ [TIFF Review]

September 12, 2017 1:54 pm

A few times each year, students and teachers take a break from each other by filling class time with a movie. The curriculum of films rarely gets updated, but educators may want to consider "Woman Walks Ahead.”...

‘Porcupine Lake’: A Worthy, Wise Tale Of Teenage Longing [TIFF Review]

Christopher Schobert

September 12, 2017 1:10 pm

News, Reviews

One of the highlights of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival was unquestionably the Canadian drama “Sleeping Giant,” a somber tale of aimless teens up to mischief (and worse) during summertime cottage ...

Louis C.K.’s ‘I Love You, Daddy’ Is Challenging, But Enthralling Too [TIFF Review]

Noel Murray

September 11, 2017 9:18 pm

News, Reviews

Louis C.K. put his award-winning, critically acclaimed, hit FX series “Louie” on indefinite hiatus two years ago, claiming he wanted to do something else for a while. This raised a few eyebrows, since “Louie” h...

Barbara Albert’s ‘Mademoiselle Paradis’ Is A Haunting Period Tale [TIFF Review]

Christopher Schobert

September 11, 2017 4:40 pm

News, Reviews

The opening shot of Barbara Albert’s "Mademoiselle Paradis" is one of the most startling medium close-ups in recent memory. We see a young female pianist’s face during a musical performance, and her expression ...

Idris Elba & Kate Winslet Battle For Survival In ‘The Mountain Between Us’ [TIFF Review]

Noel Murray

September 11, 2017 3:40 pm

Features, Festivals, Reviews

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In Charles Martin’s novel "The Mountain Between Us" and in director Hany Abu-Assad’s new big screen adaptation of the work, the mountain is as literal as it is metaphorical. Martin’s story begins with a twin-en...

‘Euthanizer’ Is An Intentionally Unsubtle Political Metaphor For The Age Of Trump [TIFF Review]

Elazar Fine

September 11, 2017 2:50 pm

Festivals, Reviews

How about some music? That's the song that the title character of "Euthanizer" plays for his victims as he kills them. After all, he asks an onlooker to the gassing of a guinea pig, "What song would you like to...

Peter Schønau Fog’s ‘You Disappear’ Melds Bergman With Scandi-Noir [TIFF Review]

Bradley Warren

September 11, 2017 1:50 pm

Festivals, Reviews

Traditionally, the mention of Scandinavian cinema brought to mind the monolithic body of work of Ingmar Bergman, or perhaps a few other big names. Nowadays, the region’s output is best known for its so-called N...

Sebastian Stan Says Marvel Studios Training Put To Good Use On ‘I, Tonya’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

September 11, 2017 11:50 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, Interviews, News

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Depending on your point of view, the story of Tonya Harding is sort of an American tragedy. A poor girl from a difficult background, Harding follows her passion and ends up the Women's U.S. Figure Skating Cham...

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Sebastian Lelio’s Sensual & Spiritual ‘Disobedience’ With Rachel Weisz & Rachel McAdams [TIFF Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 11, 2017 10:50 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

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Is the greater sin to defy God, or defy your true nature? It’s not a question that’s asked directly in “Disobedience,” but lingers at the edges of the turmoil that slowly simmers into passion and penitence, in ...

‘Thelma’: Joachim Trier Crafts An Arthouse Version Of ‘X-Men,’ Bergman & Stephen King [TIFF Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 11, 2017 9:45 am

News, Reviews

You have to worry and wonder about the potentially troubled mind of Norwegian filmmaker Joaquim Trier and the mental illness issue that must have dogged his family. After all, every drama the helmer has crafted...

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