Randy Burrows 10/8/21 Randy Burrows 10/8/21

TIFF 2021: Medusa

Any poignancy in the social commentary is lost in Medusa’s shaky efforts to balance its character arcs

Randy Burrows 10/8/21 Randy Burrows 10/8/21

TIFF 2021: Terrorizers

Terrorizers is an impressive modern thriller

Jak Luke Sharp 10/7/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/7/21

LFF 2021: The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

Casual audiences will find this documentary utterly impenetrable to access

Randy Burrows 10/7/21 Randy Burrows 10/7/21

TIFF 2021: After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

After Blue is completely inaccessible

Randy Burrows 10/7/21 Randy Burrows 10/7/21

TIFF 2021: Inexorable

Inexorable is a character-driven thriller that avoids convention as much as it demands attention

Jak Luke Sharp 10/6/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/6/21

The Addams Family 2

The Addams Family 2 continues the disappointing venture of this lifeless franchise

Nicolò Grasso 10/6/21 Nicolò Grasso 10/6/21

The Djinn

Fans of the genre are likely to have a blast with the stripped-down narrative and no-holds-barred scares

Carson Timar 10/6/21 Carson Timar 10/6/21

Come From Away

Come From Away is the perfect film for the modern moment

Randy Burrows 10/6/21 Randy Burrows 10/6/21

TIFF 2021: Official Competition

Official Competition is not a comedy that sets out for the belly laugh

Ewan Gleadow 10/6/21 Ewan Gleadow 10/6/21

Bingo Hell

Bingo Hell gets a little bingo hectic

Ewan Gleadow 10/5/21 Ewan Gleadow 10/5/21

Diana: The Musical

Diana: The Musical is crafty and almost sinister in its intentions

Randy Burrows 10/5/21 Randy Burrows 10/5/21

TIFF 2021: The Other Tom

The Other Tom suffers from an inarticulate, clunky voice in its storytelling

Carson Timar 10/5/21 Carson Timar 10/5/21

TIFF 2021: Where is Anne Frank?

Where is Anne Frank? is a bold animated feature from Ari Folman that brings a poignant and needed thesis through a challenging package

Randy Burrows 10/5/21 Randy Burrows 10/5/21

TIFF 2021: Arthur Rambo

Arthur Rambo is a decent, albeit shallow dive into that specific dynamic of legacy, maturity, and lessons

Paul Price 10/4/21 Paul Price 10/4/21

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye offers a comedic-focused and gaudy reintroduction to this much maligned televangelist

Randy Burrows 10/4/21 Randy Burrows 10/4/21

TIFF 2021: Saloum

Saloum kicks butt from the very first scene on its way to fusing horror-western sensibilities

Randy Burrows 10/3/21 Randy Burrows 10/3/21

TIFF 2021: The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog reaches for powerful connection between its characters, but never really achieves it

Jak Luke Sharp 10/2/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/2/21

Help

Help is a fabulous and effective concoction of performance and filmmaking

Jak Luke Sharp 9/30/21 Jak Luke Sharp 9/30/21

TIFF 2021: Nobody Has to Know

Nobody Has to Know is a well crafted and thematically brooding drama

Randy Burrows 9/30/21 Randy Burrows 9/30/21

TIFF 2021: Kicking Blood

Kicking Blood is an awkward, low-budget attempt to have fun with genre conventions and the clichés of vampire lore