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‘Freaks’ With Emile Hirsch & Bruce Dern Is A Horror With Sci-Fi/Thriller Dimensions [TIFF Review]

September 8, 2018 11:59 pm

The title "Freaks" conjures images of Tod Browning’s 1932 classic of the same name, and its cavalcade of unforgettable sideshow performers. So it may come as a surprise to learn that the first feature from Cana...

‘Donnybrook’: A Brutal, Blistering Masterwork Of American Desperation [TIFF Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 8, 2018 9:03 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

“The world’s changed,” the craggy old boatman says at the beginning of the unflinchingly visceral “Donnybrook” as a menacing, operatic piece of music swells, ferrying the naïve hero to a looming Hades while del...

‘Sunset’: László Nemes’ Cinematic Tricks Don’t Offer Much Warmth [TIFF Review]

Victor Stiff

September 8, 2018 6:41 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

In 2015, director László Nemes stunned moviegoers away with his harrowing, Oscar-winning directorial debut, “Son of Saul.” For his follow-up movie, the 41-year-old Hungarian returns with his new feature, “Sunse...

‘Twin Flower’: A Story That’s As Nuanced As It Is Profound [TIFF Review]

Warren Cantrell

September 8, 2018 5:01 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Bolstered by revelatory performances from its leads, and a timely thematic foundation appropriate to its place and moment, “Twin Flower” (Italian: “Fiore Gemello”) tells a story that’s as nuanced as it is profo...

‘The Wedding Guest’: Dev Patel Stars In Michael Winterbottom’s Patchy Drama [TIFF Review]

Jordan Ruimy

September 8, 2018 1:34 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Director Michael Winterbottom ("24 Hour Party People," "A Mighty Heart") has had a career filled with ups and downs. His knack for jumping into different genres and has always been commendable, but it makes for...

‘Her Job’ Humbly & Beautifully Celebrates The Dignity Of Work [TIFF Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 8, 2018 1:30 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

The timing couldn’t be better for Greek filmmaker Nikos Labôt’s feature debut "Her Job." Former “The Cosby Show” supporting actor Geoffrey Owens was recently outed for having a job at Trader Joe’s in a mean-spi...

Amandla Stenberg and Algee Smith in The Hate U Give

‘The Hate U Give’ Brings An Important Social Justice Message To The Teen Drama Genre [TIFF Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 8, 2018 12:00 am

Awards Campaign, News, Reviews

TORONTO – The Young Adult drama is in a strange place these days. After something of a comeback with the serious blockbusters “The Fault in Our Stars” (2014) and “Paper Towns” (2015), the genre has gone in a so...

‘Beautiful Boy’: Steve Carell & Timothée Chalamet Are Terrific In A Drama That Quite Can’t Land Emotional Catharsis [TIFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 7, 2018 11:22 pm

Features, News, Reviews

TORONTO - “There are moments when I look at him,” David Sheff says, “this kid I raised, who I thought I knew inside and out… and I don’t know who he is.” David is a journalist — he wrote the last John Lennon an...

Paolo Sorrentino’s Truncated Version Of ‘Loro’ Is A Mess [TIFF Review]

Warren Cantrell

September 7, 2018 7:39 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Poorly structured, half-baked, and unrealized, writer/director Paolo Sorrentino's "Loro" is the worst kind of movie not because it is bad, but because it squanders immeasurable potential. A true-ish story about...

‘In Fabric’: Peter Strickland Adorns A Deliciously Phantasmagorical Bizzaro Horror About A Haunted Dress [TIFF Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 7, 2018 7:00 pm

News, Reviews

An unnerving seamstress fingerbangs and then tastes the vaginal blood of a mannequin which has suddenly come to life. A pervy old man watches from outside the window display and wanks off as slow-motion ejacula...

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