Articles by Alisha Mughal

Lana Del Rey's 'Blue Banisters' Delivers Elizabeth Grant, Unfettered

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2021

Everything Lana Del Rey does is cinematic and with careful intention; she's spent so much of her career crafting and redefining personas, c...

Suffocating Thriller 'Knocking' Turns Up the Heat

Directed by Frida Kempff

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2021

Heat so overbearing you could drown in it — it's liable to make a person go mad. The gleam of sweat on a forehead, a steadily intensifying...

Fresh Frights: 2021's Best New Horror Films for Spooky Season

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2021

So you've already marathoned your way through Squid Game and October isn't even half over — you're going to need some more scary movies to...

'Bergman Island' Will Only Appeal to Ingmar Bergman Lovers

Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2021

Bergman Island is about Ingmar Bergman, and it will likely only be compelling to fans of the legendary filmmaker. Mia Hansen-Løve's Bergman...

'Jagged' Smoothes Over Alanis Morissette's Fascinating Story

Directed by Alison Klayman

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2021

Jagged seeps into your veins, and as it courses through you gaining speed, it enlivens your spirit — much in the way that "You Oughta Know"...

TIFF Review: 'Inexorable' Will Make Viewers Feel Guilty for Watching It

Directed by Fabrice Du Welz

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2021

Fabrice Du Welz's Inexorable is messed up in that deeply Catholic way that will make you feel guilty for even watching it. This slow-burnin...

TIFF Review: 'Quickening' Is a Subtle Depiction of Internal Chaos

Directed by Haya Waseem

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2021

Don't be fooled by the meandering and atmospheric feel of Haya Waseem's debut feature, Quickening. This film teeters close to noir — in the...

'Between Waves' Dives into an Ocean of Grief

Directed by Virginia Abramovich

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2021

It's a futile thing to do, scream at the sea. We're too small in the face of its breaking waves, in the face of its seismic surge and unrep...