reviews
'She Paradise' Dances Its Way Through Ambiguities
Directed by Maya Cozier
PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2021
Maya Cozier's feature debut, She Paradise — based on the short film of the same name — takes us inside the world of soca dancers in Trinida...
'Clifford the Big Red Dog' Doesn't Have Any Bite
Directed by Walt Becker
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2021
Not every movie is meant for everyone. It's important to remember that with Clifford the Big Red Dog. Some kids movies are just meant for k...
Dream Unending's 'Tide Turns Eternal' Dives into Death and Doom Metal
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2021
Toronto death metal sadists Tomb Mold buried the competition with their 2019 full-length Planetary Clairvoyance, which, amid the smothering...
Will Smith Hits an Ace in 'King Richard'
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2021
It's hard not to feel manipulated by an underdog sports movie — but even if King Richard doesn't quite transcend the genre's typical narrat...
The Darkness Rev Up Their Humorous Rock on 'Motorheart'
PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2021
One sometimes gets the sneaking suspicion that North America has largely slept on British arena rockers the Darkness. After being briefly c...
Kenneth Branagh Mines Childhood Memories to Give 'Belfast' a Lived-In Beauty
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2021
During the Q&A following Belfast's Gala Presentation at TIFF, director and writer Kenneth Branagh was asked about the impetus for writing t...
'The Power of the Dog' Finds Moments of Sensitivity Amidst the Brutality of the World
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2021
After 12 years, Jane Campion is back at the narrative feature helm with The Power of the Dog, a striking balancing act of violence and beau...
Netflix's Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Struggles to Carry That Weight
Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez and Michael Katleman
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2021
If there's one thing Hollywood loves, it's taking an existing IP with a built-in fanbase and repackaging it in both form and content for ne...