Carson Timar 10/24/20 Carson Timar 10/24/20

CIFF 2020: Summer of 85

Summer of 85 is a charming look at adolescence and the pain that can naturally occur over one summer

Carson Timar 10/23/20 Carson Timar 10/23/20

CIFF 2020: True Mothers

True Mothers fails to make the most of it’s emotional plot

Carson Timar 10/22/20 Carson Timar 10/22/20

AFI FEST 2020: I’m Your Woman

I’m Your Woman is yet another strong example of Julia Hart’s skill and range as a filmmaker

George Lewis 10/21/20 George Lewis 10/21/20

LFF 2020: A Common Crime

A Common Crime is, rather unwittingly, too passive for its own good

Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20

LFF 2020: Possessor

Brandon Cronenberg writes and directs an intriguing deep dive into the ideas of identity and the self

Jakub Flasz 10/21/20 Jakub Flasz 10/21/20

LFF 2020: Ammonite

Ammonite is not the wholly original roar of filmmaking prowess it needs to be, but an ersatz of one.

Jak Luke Sharp 10/21/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/21/20

VIFF 2020: Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game

A wonderfully intimate and gleefully brooding pot of a character study

Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is unable to reach the same heights as the original

Carson Timar 10/21/20 Carson Timar 10/21/20

AFI FEST 2020: New Order

New Order comes close to reaching masterpiece level with its impressive blend of style and substance

George Lewis 10/20/20 George Lewis 10/20/20

LFF 2020: Bad Tales

Even if Bad Tales doesn’t fulfil its potential, the atmosphere created is alluring throughout

Omar Franini 10/20/20 Omar Franini 10/20/20

MFF 2020: Minari

Minari is flawless in every respect

Kyle Krieghbaum 10/20/20 Kyle Krieghbaum 10/20/20

HIFF 2020: Nine Days

Nine Days is something that everybody needs to experience at some point

Carson Timar 10/20/20 Carson Timar 10/20/20

AFI FEST 2020: Really Love

Really Love might not reinvent the romance genre but is an undeniably strong outing for the genre

George Lewis 10/19/20 George Lewis 10/19/20

LFF 2020: One Man and His Shoes

Akin to a game of basketball, One Man and His Shoes is frantic and enjoyable

Alina Faulds 10/19/20 Alina Faulds 10/19/20

LFF 2020: Lovers Rock

Lovers Rock is so culturally Caribbean that West Indians will feel like they’re back on their islands without a care in the world

Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20

LFF2020 - Another Round

Another Round is a masterfully made film in every regard

Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20

LFF 2020: Rose - A Love Story

Rose - A Love Story can never quite find the balance needed to deliver the tone it aims for

Jak Luke Sharp 10/19/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/19/20

VIFF 2020: Last and First Men

Jóhannsson's directorial debut is nothing short of magnificent within the realm of experimental cinema

Oliver Swift 10/19/20 Oliver Swift 10/19/20

NIGHTSTREAM 2020: 32 Malasaña Street

32 Malasaña Street has a lot of solid punches to throw

Oliver Swift 10/19/20 Oliver Swift 10/19/20

SQIFF 2020: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

A consistent and thoroughly rewarding documentary