Reviews: Vice is Broke from TIFF 2024 September 18, 2024 In February 2024, Vice stopped publishing content to its website, following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration the previous fall. This marked the end of an era for the outlet that had popularized a new form of guerrilla journalism in the 21st century. After 29 years and multiple buyouts, Vice was finally broke. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Return from TIFF 2024 September 17, 2024 From director Umberto Pasolini, The Return is the first major direct adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey since 1954’s Ulysses. Focusing on the events of Odysseus’ return to Ithaca after the Trojan War, The Return retains the setting of ancient Greece but strips away fantasy to convey a timeless message of how wars continue to haunt everyone long after they end. Continue Reading
Reviews: Julie Keeps Quiet from TIFF 2024 September 16, 2024 Final Rating: 3.5/5 Leonardo Van Dijl’s film Julie Keeps Quiet is a slice-of-life with something darker bubbling just below the surface. It’s an unconventional… Continue Reading
Reviews: Universal Language from TIFF 2024 September 11, 2024 Matthew Rankin’s film Universal Language takes place in modern day Winnipeg, but not the one you know. Canada’s two official languages are French and Persian Continue Reading
Reviews: Young Werther from TIFF 2024 September 10, 2024 Final Rating: 3.5/5 Just in time for the 250th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s smash-hit novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, José Lourenço’s… Continue Reading
Reviews: Paying For It from TIFF 2024 September 9, 2024 When Chester’s girlfriend informs him she’s falling in love with another man, he’s willing to make an open relationship work. As she neglects Chester, he begins paying for sex. Continue Reading
Reviews: SATURDAY NIGHT from TIFF 2024 September 8, 2024 Final Rating: 4.5/5 Saturday Night Live is an institution of television. It has been on the air for almost fifty years, aired almost 1000… Continue Reading
Reviews: Seeds from TIFF 2024 September 7, 2024 Final Rating: 3/5 Starring, written, and directed by Canadian indigenous actor Kaniehtiio Horn, Seeds is a promising, if messy, debut. Horn plays Ziggy, a… Continue Reading
285: 2024 TIFF Preview August 27, 2024 The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 5-15th and we will be in town covering the fest. Here we preview our most anticipated… Continue Reading
Blog: 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Preview August 23, 2024 The 2024 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is almost upon us. The fest has been a staple of Contra Zoom going back… Continue Reading
