From amuse-bouche to perhaps the most epic dessert scene ever captured on film, Mark Mylod’s The Menu delivers a feast that increases in both heat and flavor as the film descends into chaos. Seth Reiss and Will Tracy’s script is immensely flavourful in its comedy as well as in its
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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
Sundance Review: Rebecca Hall Is A Force Of Nature In ‘Resurrection’
Sundance Review: ‘After Yang’ Is A Transcendent Tale Of Connection And Identity
Nothing has been more serene than witnessing Kogonada’s artistic journey. Despite only having two feature films under his belt, it’s already clear that he will one day be considered as one of the greatest cinematic auteurs of the 21st Century. In his latest film, After Yang – based on the short story, Saying
Sundance Review: Aubrey Plaza is Criminally Good in Heist Drama, “Emily the Criminal”
Living in the United States of America, everyone discusses one topic sooner or later: student debt and its massive ramifications in adulthood. In John Patton Ford's brilliant heist drama Emily the Criminal, the audience gets to see what happens when you throw your morals out the window and do whatever it takes to
Sundance Review: ‘Fresh’ Is a Biting Allegory With a Potent Aftertaste
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‘The 355’ May Be Formulaic But It Kicks Ass
Simon Kinberg’s debut feature as director, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, was polarizing for both critics and fans. His latest film, The 355, will sadly be marked by similar results. In trying to be its own “girl power” Jason Bourne, its screenplay sticks to a by-the-number formula. The film’s leads travel the world, attend a
