Reviews: Rental Family from TIFF 2025 September 8, 2025 In Rental Family, Philip is a down on his luck American actor who is hired by an agency to play the part of different family members based on client needs. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Threesome September 5, 2025 The Threesome explores the rom-com genre with adults acting in mature ways as they try to navigate life post a life changing night of sex. Continue Reading
Reviews: Mare’s Nest from TIFF 2025 September 4, 2025 Mare’s Nest tells a series of stories from the perspective of one girl named Moon in a world without adults and how things would function. Continue Reading
Reviews: Dry Leaf from TIFF 2025 September 3, 2025 Final Rating: 4/5 Dry Leaf is a challenging, deeply affecting film showcasing a unique view of the Georgian countryside. Shot on a 2008 Sony… Continue Reading
312: TIFF50 Preview September 2, 2025 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival. Dakota and Jeff each pick 3 under the radar choices of movies… Continue Reading
Reviews: Self-Help from FrightFest 2025 August 25, 2025 Final Rating: 3/5 Not quite a movie about cults, not quite a home invasion movie, Self-Help, from director Erik Bloomquist, is inventively subversive in… Continue Reading
Reviews: Contact Lens from Fantasia Festival 2025 August 20, 2025 Final Rating: 4/5 Contact Lens begins with an unnamed woman putting in a contact lens as an alarm sound repeats in the background. As… Continue Reading
311: Rashomon at 75 Years August 19, 2025 Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 film Rashomon celebrates its 75th birthday this month, so Dakota and Jeff are joined by Martyn Strange to talk about it! Continue Reading
Reviews: The Woman from Fantasia Festival 2025 August 18, 2025 Final Rating: 1/5 In The Woman, Sun-kyung (Han Hye-ji) meets with an internet stranger, Young-hwan (Kim Hee-sang), offering a free cordless vacuum cleaner. But… Continue Reading
Reviews: Russians at War August 15, 2025 Russians at War is a supposed impartial documentary about Russias invasion into Ukraine, that works better as a think piece than it does as a film. Continue Reading
