I recall the first time I experienced an anxiety attack. It feels like your throat is contracting as you try to take a breath and stop your heart from racing. In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, an important scene deals with the matter of anxiety. Furthermore, the film continues to create great storylines
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‘Babylon’ Is a Boisterous, Raw Take on Roaring ’20s Hollywood
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Will Get You Crying Over a Piece of Wood More Than Disney Ever Could
From Pinocchio’s very first frame, you’re hit by its stunning, intricate craftsmanship with almost tangible quality. The blend of practical and visual effects is so seamless that it’s hard to know what was handcrafted and what wasn’t. The first frame also carries symbolism. Guillermo del Toro and co-director Mark Gustafson chose
Strange World is Disney’s Most Inclusive and Diverse Animated Film Yet
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Review: ‘Decision to Leave’ Explores the Disorientating Nature of the Affairs of the Heart
Decision to Leave is a film for those who love ill-fated lovers. Where sensuality and intense chemistry are evoked to perfection onscreen as knowing glances shared between lovers. The film follows the youngest detective on the Busan police force, Hae-joon (Park Hae-il), as he’s spun in a web of deception
Review: Laurie Strode Deserved Better Than ‘Halloween Ends’
“He took our dreams and turned them into nightmares,” Jamie Lee Curtis's Laurie Strode narrates. It’s been four years since Michael Myers ravaged the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois, for the second time and four years since he killed Laurie’s daughter, Karen (Judy Greer). David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends, much
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TIFF Review: ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Is an “Eat the Rich” Satire That Cuts Deep
Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness is a brilliant, wickedly funny dissection of ego, materialism, social hierarchy, and conventions. It’s a near-perfect satirical work with a fantastic ensemble cast that turns the tables on society’s upper class. In Östlund’s latest, greed is at the forefront. It leads to the downfall of
TIFF Review: Hirokazu Kore-Eda Hits You in the Heart Once Again With ‘Broker’
Hirokazu Kore-eda knows how to touch us to our core, and he does once again with Broker. The Japanese director makes a seamless transition to South Korea with an empathetic and touching crowdpleaser about unconventional bonds that form under strange circumstances. It’s Kore-eda doing what he does best, with children
TIFF Review: ‘Holy Spider’ Is a Tough Watch but Impactfully Haunting and Relevant
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Fantasia Review: ‘Next Exit’ Puts a Paranormal Spin on the Buddy Road Trip
Ghosts have given the horror genre some of its best films. The Conjuring series, Poltergeist, and The Others, to name a few. The paranormal doesn’t only live within horror either. Comedies like Blithe Spirit and romance films like Ghost explore different sides to these mysterious entities. Mali Elfman’s debut feature,
Fantasia Review: ‘Vesper’ Is a Dystopian, Coming-Of-Age Story About Where We May Be Headed
One of the best films showcased at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival is Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper’s Vesper. Set in what is described as the new dark ages, it’s a dystopian, coming-of-age story with immense heart and impressive, realistic world-building. In an unforgiving world, one young girl dreams
Review: Nope is Jordan Peele’s Most Impressively Directed Work Yet
One of the few filmmakers of our time that can deliver an original box-office juggernaut on name alone, Jordan Peele returns to the big screen after the success of Get Out and Us propelled his name to stratospheric levels. With a penchant for delivering innovative horror thrillers imbued with socially-driven
Review: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Shows That Taika Waititi’s Old Routine Isn’t What Thor Needs
Review: ‘The Outfit’ Is a Surprising Gangster Hit
Graham Moore made a splash in Hollywood seemingly out of nowhere, winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for his first feature film writing credit, The Imitation Game. The eight-year-long absence perhaps gave the wrong idea that the “Oscar curse” can also apply to writers. But any thought of this will
“The Adam Project” Takes Us Back to Childhood Movie Nights With a Profound Message
Knowing, Super 8, Zathura, E.T., The Last Mimzy. These are all sci-fi titles I loved as a child. Sure, some of them are probably not that good. I don’t remember them well, admittedly, but what I do remember is watching them all with my mom. Witnessing a narrative about something unimaginable not only found
Sundance Review: “Am I OK?” Superbly Highlights Why There is No Such Thing as Coming Out Too Late
Whether to close friends or relatives, coming out is one of the most difficult events in a person's life. Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, a real-life married couple of actors, explore platonic female friendship in their directorial debut and emphasize that each and every person's coming out is important, regardless of age. Lucy (Dakota
