George Lewis 9/30/20 George Lewis 9/30/20

Savage

Amidst all the blood, brawn and profanity, there’s an undercurrent of warmth in Savage, a feature-debut by New Zealand director Sam Kelly

Oliver Swift 9/30/20 Oliver Swift 9/30/20

Ava

Disgustingly lacklustre and off genre, this action thriller has dull action and zero thrills

Alina Faulds 9/29/20 Alina Faulds 9/29/20

TIFF 2020: Good Joe Bell

Good Joe Bell is a failure for anyone even remotely plugged into the LGBTQ+ community

Alina Faulds 9/28/20 Alina Faulds 9/28/20

TIFF 2020: Beans

Beans is a film that is demanding Canadians to wake up and listen to its First Nations peoples

Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/20 Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/20

Spiral

Spiral is sadly undone with lacking idea and maturity of genre convention and trapped mentality of spoon-feeding the audience every crumb of detail

Kyle Gaffney 9/27/20 Kyle Gaffney 9/27/20

No Escape

No Escape fails to rise to the films of which it is riffing from

Jak Luke Sharp 9/27/20 Jak Luke Sharp 9/27/20

VIFF 2020: Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Offers a telling portrait of the power of what one man and a regime can hold

George Lewis 9/26/20 George Lewis 9/26/20

Enola Holmes

Suffice to say the Enola Holmes franchise is, in all likelihood, not afoot

Carson Timar 9/26/20 Carson Timar 9/26/20

VIFF 2020: Jumbo

Zoé Wittock builds a film that, while not perfect, still stands proud as an incredibly engaging and satisfying film

Carson Timar 9/26/20 Carson Timar 9/26/20

Children of the Sea

The animation might be stunning, but the engagement of Children of the Sea is a sinking boat

Carson Timar 9/26/20 Carson Timar 9/26/20

NYFF 2020: On the Rocks

A captivating story and conclusion that feels well-built and recontextualises the film for future viewings

Carson Timar 9/25/20 Carson Timar 9/25/20

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

Guest User 9/25/20 Guest User 9/25/20

NYFF 2020: Lovers Rock

Lover’s Rock struggles to match the depth and urgency of McQueen’s previous work

Carson Timar 9/25/20 Carson Timar 9/25/20

VIFF 2020: Siberia

Siberia is an utter mess of a film

Carson Timar 9/24/20 Carson Timar 9/24/20

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

Jak Luke Sharp 9/24/20 Jak Luke Sharp 9/24/20

NYFF 2020: Undine

Undine is a brooding and intoxicating portrait of love wrapped in a hidden dwelling of a fairytale romance

Jak Luke Sharp 9/24/20 Jak Luke Sharp 9/24/20

VIFF 2020: Beauty Water

A dark and harrowing constructed animated feature on beauty and happiness while intertwined in a body horror genre

Jakub Flasz 9/23/20 Jakub Flasz 9/23/20

Rocks

Rocks is a quintessential coming-of-age story

Alina Faulds 9/23/20 Alina Faulds 9/23/20

TIFF 2020: Penguin Bloom

It is Naomi Watts who holds Penguin Bloom together with her star performance

Carson Timar 9/22/20 Carson Timar 9/22/20

VENICE 2020: The Predators

Where The Predators thrives is in its comedic roots