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: 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: Darkest Miriam from Fantasia Festival 2024 August 16, 2024 Final Rating: 3/5 Working in a quiet downtown branch of the Toronto Public Library, librarian Miriam (Britt Lower) finds purpose observing the regulars and… Continue Reading
Reviews: Electrophilia from Fantasia Festival 2024 August 2, 2024 Final Rating: 3.5/5 What happens when you survive a traumatic unexpected event? Do you gather yourself together and overcome any new fears you might… Continue Reading
Reviews: Cuckoo from Fantasia Festival 2024 July 31, 2024 Final Rating: 4/5 A famous aspect of the cuckoo bird is brood parasitism, which is found in all members of the Cuculidae family. Brood… Continue Reading
Reviews: Infinite Summer from Fantasia Festival 2024 July 30, 2024 Final Rating: 2.5/5 At times, Miguel Llansó’s Infinite Summer is a character study, a conspiracy thriller, a wistful teen comedy, and a buddy cop… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Silent Planet from Fantasia Festival 2024 July 25, 2024 Final Rating: 4/5 Sometime in the near future aliens have come to live on earth because for whatever reason, their home planet is now… Continue Reading
Reviews: Tribeca Round Up – Part 1 July 3, 2024 With this year’s Tribeca film festival now wrapped here are the first pair of feature reviews, New Wave and Bitterroot along with three short films. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Fix July 1, 2024 The Fix is a fun action romp that has just enough body horror to keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s a throwback to films from the 80’s and 90’s. Continue Reading
