George Lewis 10/4/20 George Lewis 10/4/20

LFF 2020: The Painter and the Thief

After a really promising start, one can’t help but feel like they’ve been robbed of something special

Kyle Gaffney 10/4/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/4/20

LFF 2020: Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli beautifully explores a seemingly deeply personal concept for both Ahmed and Tariq, yet it is a narrative that many will resonate with

Jak Luke Sharp 10/4/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/4/20

TIFF 2020: After Love

A film that dips its toes a little too deep in a self-indulgent existential crisis

Alina Faulds 10/4/20 Alina Faulds 10/4/20

The Broken Hearts Gallery

The Broken Hearts Gallery neatly finds its place among the plethora of other romantic comedies

Carson Timar 10/4/20 Carson Timar 10/4/20

TIFF 2020: Akilla's Escape

Akilla’s Escape is one of these unique perspectives that, despite exploring familiar themes, stands out with its own unique identity

George Lewis 10/3/20 George Lewis 10/3/20

The Eight Hundred

The Eight Hundred, an extravagant Chinese war-drama from Guan Hu, has quietly become the highest-grossing film of the year

Robert Dixon 10/3/20 Robert Dixon 10/3/20

ARROW FRIGHTFEST (digital): Hall

Hall instantly runs into multiple unavoidable stumbling blocks

Kevin Whyte 10/3/20 Kevin Whyte 10/3/20

Antebellum

Antebellum is a questionable, wasted opportunity and total waste of time

Alina Faulds 10/2/20 Alina Faulds 10/2/20

The Walrus and The Whistleblower

The Walrus and The Whistleblower is always a wild ride

Kyle Gaffney 10/2/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/2/20

#Alive

#Alive, while not offering enough to earn it a spot in the top class of the zombie genre, presents a familiar yet tense narrative

Jak Luke Sharp 10/2/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/2/20

TIFF 2020: 180° Rule

180 Degree Rule is a slow but assured melodramatic and haunting drama

Jak Luke Sharp 10/2/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/2/20

BIFF 2020: Los Conductos

An existential and ambiguous – albeit enthralling – spectacle of a tale

Justin Caunan 10/2/20 Justin Caunan 10/2/20

The Boys - S02E07: Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker

The Boys’ second-to-last episode may be overstuffed and uneven, but it has its moments

Carson Timar 10/1/20 Carson Timar 10/1/20

NYFF 2020: Hopper/Welles

Hopper/Welles is something projects like Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood can only dream

Robert Dixon 10/1/20 Robert Dixon 10/1/20

ARROW FRIGHTFEST (digital): They're Outside

They’re Outside attempts to evoke a modern social influencer twist on the meta-textual elements of production

Omar Franini 10/1/20 Omar Franini 10/1/20

NYFF 2020: Malmkrog

Malmkrog constitutes a fascinating yet austere experience

Alina Faulds 10/1/20 Alina Faulds 10/1/20

TIFF 2020: Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy is a beautiful neo-western that toys with different genres

Jakub Flasz 9/30/20 Jakub Flasz 9/30/20

Meshing Structure, Spectacle and Drama - A Polyrhythmic Recipe for Christopher Nolan's Cinema

In his latest essay, Jakub Flasz sets his sights on the filmmaking prowess of cinematic auteur Christopher Nolan and investigates the recipe that surrounds the filmmakers filmography

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