To watch this unprecedented and raw documentary is to relive the COVID-19 pandemic's traumatic, earliest days.
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Beans'
Set against a real-life conflict between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government, this coming-of-age drama is a First Nations story told by First Nations storytellers.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Monday'
If the conventional formula for romance is a meet-cute that leads to romance and ends with a kiss, this romantic drama flips the tried-and-true formula on its head.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Pieces of a Woman'
This heartbreaking drama finds a couple reeling from an insurmountable tragedy.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Inconvenient Indian'
Indigenous history is almost exclusively examined in the total past tense, as if extinct. But this clear-eyed documentary examines what it means to be an Indigenous person living in the modern world.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Nomadland'
With its sweeping cinematography and understated but fierce free-spirit, this subtle and naturalistic drama is a masterpiece of American cinema anchored in a brilliant lead performance and crafted with elegant and humane direction.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'One Night in Miami'
Regina King's feature directorial debut imagines what might have been said behind closed doors when Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown got together.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Holler'
With a head-turning lead performance and a grimly authentic backdrop, this naturalistic drama forces an unflinching spotlight on those the surging stock market left behind.
TIFF 2020 film review: 'Shiva Baby'
Imagine the most awkward party you've ever gone to - and this comedy is a thousand times more agonizingly uncomfortable.
2020 Toronto International Film Festival preview: 10 films on my 'must see' list
The unofficial start to Awards Seasons begins with TIFF.
‘Mulan’ film review: Darker tone, same inspiring themes
The latest live-action Disney remake takes a noticeably more grounded and somber tone with a re-imagining that feels more like a Chinese ballad brought to life than a rehash of an animated movie.
'Bill and Ted Face the Music' film review: Film's beloved airheads return to save the universe
While far from excellent and not quite bogus, the long-awaited sequel sprinkles some fun moments in an unnecessarily muddled journey through time, space and the afterlife.
'Tesla' film review: A biopic every bit as idiosyncratic as its namesake figure
Much like the titular innovator, this peculiar biopic is all vision and unrealized potential.
'Peninsula' film review: Shallow, direct-to-DVD quality sequel disappoints
This 'Train to Busan’ sequel is a dull and unnecessary misfire that fumbles a lifeless attempt at world building.
'Boys State' film review: Upsetting, inspiring & captivating ride for political junkies
Mudslinging, political controversy, dirty politicking, politically biased media - this whirlwind film is a near perfect microcosm of every election cycle.
'Yes, God, Yes' film review: Sweet, honest take on a teen's struggle with horniness & religion
Anchored by a remarkable lead performance and confident storytelling, this indie gem proves sexual self-exploration can be heartfelt and innocent.
'The Rental' film review: Dave Franco debuts with an indie drama/horror hybrid
One-part relationship drama and one-part indie horror flick, this enjoyable little flick feels like two, tonally different shorter movies conjoined together.
'Guest of Honour' film review: Family drama puzzle box bores rather than intrigues
A story of wrongful conviction, suicide, revenge and the loss of a spouse/parent ... should not be as tedious or unnecessarily convoluted as the lethargic relationship mystery.
'Radioactive' film review: Bland, transparent Oscar bait bores while ill-serving a legend
This is the pedestrian caliber of biopic that a lazy science teacher or substitute teacher would play for a classroom as a passive lesson on the life of Marie Curie.
'Relic' film review: Terrifying, heartbreaking dementia horror
This horror family drama really is the perfect encapsulation of the increasing dread of watching a loved one inevitably succumb to an incurable, degenerative disease.