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The following table of contents includes our complete coverage of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, as written by Brian Tallerico, Robert Daniels, Marya E. Gates, and Tomris Laffly. TIFF 2021 Preview: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See by Brian Tallerico “Dear Evan Hansen” by Robert Daniels TIFF 2021: Violet, A Banquet, Kicking Blood by Brian … Continue reading “TIFF 2021: Table of Contents”
The Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival is always one of the most popular, premiering major films like David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” alongside independent genre flicks from around the world. While the electricity of actually being in the room as a new horror hit unfolds is impossible to replicate at home, two … Continue reading “TIFF 2021: You Are Not My Mother, Zalava, DASHCAM”
The profile doc is a tough form to navigate. They so often come off as little more than hagiography, hitting life highlights of public figures in a manner that does little to humanize them. The truth is that no documentarian is going to dedicate the time to make a profile doc without interest in the … Continue reading “TIFF 2021: Listening to Kenny G, Becoming Cousteau, Jagged”
There’s something mighty bizarre with Sion Sono’s “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” unrelated to when Nicolas Cage screams, “I’ll karate chop you! Hi-f**king-ya!” Yes, there are fleeting delights to be had from this movie, especially if one loves to be surprised by absurd production design. East literally meets West in this world, as samurai and Western iconography … Continue reading “Prisoners of the Ghostland”
“Civil War (Or,Who Do We Think We Are)” is an account of a country that broke apart and never really got back together. Written and directed by Rachel Boynton (“Our Brand is Crisis”), and shot over a period of years, the film visits northern and southern territories of the United States to tell the tale of the … Continue reading “Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)”
