reviews
'Loki' Is as Funny as It Is Sinister
Directed by Kate Herron
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021
One of the smartest decisions Marvel ever made was realizing that Thor was absurd and ought to be a comedy. It's impossible to take the myt...
TJFF Review: 'True Mothers' Is as Beautifully Complex as Life Itself
Directed by Naomi Kawase
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021
Deep within his novel In the Skin of a Lion, Michael Ondaatje writes: "The first sentence of every novel should be: 'Trust me, this will ta...
TJFF Review: Yakuza Film 'A Family' Shows the Fragility of a Gangster's Paradise
Directed by Michihito Fujii
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021
The exploits of an organized crime syndicate can be incredibly entertaining from an action perspective, but it's the family drama and human...
TJFF Review: 'School Meals Time: Final Battle' Is Delicious
Directed by Maya Ayabe
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021
Watching School Meals Time: Final Battle, it's easy to become incredibly envious of their school-subsidized lunchtime options. Comforting b...
Sleater-Kinney Succeed in People-Pleasing on 'Path of Wellness'
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021
When Sleater-Kinney joined forces with St. Vincent to create their sleek, heavily stylized The Center Won't Hold, feathers were promptly ru...
TONA's Experiments Pay Off on 'Good Energy'
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021
Few rappers are better at getting listeners to chant along than TONA. "Closing Sermon," from the Toronto MC's new album Good Energy, boasts...
Inside Out Review: 'Ma Belle, My Beauty' Is a Much-Needed Vacation
Directed by Marion Hill
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021
Most of us can agree that one of the things we need most right now is a vacation. Wining and dining in the French countryside seems like th...
'Islomania' Is Islands' Danciest Album Yet, Even in the Bleak Moments
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2021
It's been almost two decades since Nick Thorburn closed the Unicorns' 2003 album, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?, by singing, "I've...