film reviews
'In a Violent Nature' Brings a Whole New POV to Slasher Gore
Directed by Chris Nash
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
Canadian writer-director Chris Nash's feature directorial debut, 'In a Violent Nature,' oozes atmosphere right from the opening sequence...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Levels Up the Drama in 'Tuesday'
Directed by Daina O. Pusić
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
A talking parrot (or more accurately, a macaw) with a penchant for rap music and dad jokes is not your typical vehicle for the...
'Handling the Undead' Is a Whole New Type of Zombie Film
Directed by Thea Hvistendahl
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
In an early scene in Handling the Undead, we see a teenager ignoring their mother while playing a zombie video game. Of course, along with...
TJFF 2024: 'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle
Directed by Joe Stephenson
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967...
'Backspot' Is Worth Cheering For
Directed by D.W. Waterson
PUBLISHED May 30, 2024
Growing up, cheerleading was seen as something the popular girls did — those dainty, bubbly personalities who clapped their hands together...
'Jim Henson Idea Man' Revels in the Surprising Enigma of Its Subject
Directed by Ron Howard
PUBLISHED May 30, 2024
Jim Henson used his mother's green coat and two ping pong balls to craft Kermit the Frog. By Henson's own admission, Kermit was very simple...
Inside Out 2024: 'We Forgot to Break Up' Pens a Love Song for Toronto's Music Scene
Directed by Karen Knox
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
Karen Knox's We Forgot to Break Up is the whole package for followers of Toronto indie music. It chronicles the brief rise to fame of a...
The Beach Boys' Disney+ Doc Is a Puff Piece That Skips the Interesting Bits
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny
PUBLISHED May 24, 2024
The Beach Boys were one of the definitive pop groups of the '60s, but while their surviving peers are stadium superstars, the Beach Boys...