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

TIFF 2021: Encounter

Encounter is certainly not a mess, but it confuses its own identity along the way

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

TIFF 2021: A Banquet

A Banquet delivers a menu of unnerving psychological terror

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

TIFF 2021: Hold Your Fire

Articulate social commentary without feeling like heavy-handed political spin or finger-wagging

Randy Burrows 9/29/21 Randy Burrows 9/29/21

TIFF 2021: Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is an ambitious venture

Jak Luke Sharp 9/29/21 Jak Luke Sharp 9/29/21

TIFF 2021: Inexorable

Inexorable is one part haunted house horror and one part erotic thriller

Alina Faulds 9/29/21 Alina Faulds 9/29/21

TIFF 2021: Titane

Julia Ducournau’s second film Titane is a daring and insane follow-up to Raw

Carson Timar 9/29/21 Carson Timar 9/29/21

Paula Huidobro – Cinematographer of CODA: “You have to keep at it and eventually it will get better”

Paula Huidobro talks about her work as the cinematographer of CODA, working with Sian Heder, the state of gender equality within the film industry, and the challenges of filming on a boat

Alina Faulds 9/28/21 Alina Faulds 9/28/21

TIFF 2021: All My Puny Sorrows

All My Puny Sorrows tiptoes the line between disheartening family drama and dark comedy

Carson Timar 9/28/21 Carson Timar 9/28/21

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire both for fans of the play and newcomers to the story

Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/21 Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/21

VENICE 2021: Reflection ‘Відблиск’

Reflection dazzles visually and, for some, will undoubtedly hold something quite poignant and stunning in performance

Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/21 Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/21

VENICE 2021: White Building ‘Bodeng Sar’

White Building is a film that perfectly, and quite hauntingly, encapsulates the feeling of isolation and loneliness

Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/21 Jak Luke Sharp 9/28/21

VENICE 2021: La Caja

La Caja offers an emotional look into the sins of father and son

Hillary White 9/28/21 Hillary White 9/28/21

Blue Bayou

The end does not justify the means in Blue Bayou, which is not only another rarity but a shame

Ben Ramsay 9/27/21 Ben Ramsay 9/27/21

Level Up: Video Game Movies that Didn’t Need Video Games

In his debut essay, Ben Ramsay brings attention to movies that could have been inspired by video games but weren’t.

Carson Timar 9/26/21 Carson Timar 9/26/21

ClapperCast - Episode 73: The Power of the Dog, Cry Macho, The Eyes of Tammy Faye & 80s Alt Horror

On this week of ClapperCast, the team reviews Netflix's The Power of the Dog, Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho, The Eyes of Tammy Faye & both The Stuff & Society to start our horror retrospective!

Nicolò Grasso 9/26/21 Nicolò Grasso 9/26/21

Isabel Sandoval: “A lot of minority artists should stop pandering and overexplaining to people”

Nicolò Grasso talks to Isabel Sandoval about her cinematic style, Berlin Venice and Cannes, not conforming to convention and being a beacon of positivity

Nicolò Grasso 9/26/21 Nicolò Grasso 9/26/21

Death by Adaptation Podcast - Episode 03: Jane Eyre & Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

In this episode of Death by Adaptation Podcast we are comparing and contrasting Jane Eyre and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Jak Luke Sharp 9/25/21 Jak Luke Sharp 9/25/21

People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan is a masterstroke of character and entertainment

Ewan Gleadow 9/25/21 Ewan Gleadow 9/25/21

The Duke

The Duke is a feature that stretches its simple story to breaking point

Jakub Flasz 9/24/21 Jakub Flasz 9/24/21

The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 35: Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon

In this episode of The Uncut Gems Podcast we take a long hard look at two Nicolas Winding Refn films, Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon