TIFF 2020: 180° Rule
180 Degree Rule is a slow but assured melodramatic and haunting drama
BIFF 2020: Los Conductos
An existential and ambiguous – albeit enthralling – spectacle of a tale
NYFF 2020: Hopper/Welles
Hopper/Welles is something projects like Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood can only dream
ARROW FRIGHTFEST (digital): They're Outside
They’re Outside attempts to evoke a modern social influencer twist on the meta-textual elements of production
NYFF 2020: Malmkrog
Malmkrog constitutes a fascinating yet austere experience
TIFF 2020: Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy is a beautiful neo-western that toys with different genres
TIFF 2020: Good Joe Bell
Good Joe Bell is a failure for anyone even remotely plugged into the LGBTQ+ community
TIFF 2020: Beans
Beans is a film that is demanding Canadians to wake up and listen to its First Nations peoples
VIFF 2020: Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Offers a telling portrait of the power of what one man and a regime can hold
VIFF 2020: Jumbo
Zoé Wittock builds a film that, while not perfect, still stands proud as an incredibly engaging and satisfying film
NYFF 2020: On the Rocks
A captivating story and conclusion that feels well-built and recontextualises the film for future viewings
VIFF 2020: Anerca, Breath of Life
Transports the audience to cultures different from their own with a craft and conviction that helps the film stand out greatly
NYFF 2020: Lovers Rock
Lover’s Rock struggles to match the depth and urgency of McQueen’s previous work
VIFF 2020: Siberia
Siberia is an utter mess of a film
VIFF 2020: Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
Once Upon A Time in Venezuela will go down as one of the most powerful and genuinely moving political documentaries of the year
NYFF 2020: Undine
Undine is a brooding and intoxicating portrait of love wrapped in a hidden dwelling of a fairytale romance
VIFF 2020: Beauty Water
A dark and harrowing constructed animated feature on beauty and happiness while intertwined in a body horror genre
TIFF 2020: Penguin Bloom
It is Naomi Watts who holds Penguin Bloom together with her star performance
VENICE 2020: The Predators
Where The Predators thrives is in its comedic roots
TIFF 2020: City Hall
City Hall is a film that isn't afraid to push back at the subjects it is highlighting

