Jak Luke Sharp 10/26/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/26/21

VIFF 2021: The Beta Test

The Beta Test falls into mundane and rudimentary territory that does not know what to do with its spark

Jak Luke Sharp 10/22/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/22/21

VIFF 2021: Miracle ‘Miracol’

Miracle is not the second coming critics wanted, or perhaps Romania needed to kickstart a new wave of cinema

Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21

VIFF 2021: Bergman Island

There is a tender and thoughtful parade inside Mia Hansen-Løve's Bergman Island

Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21

VIFF 2021: Benediction

Benediction will be adored by fans of the auteurs' previous work and for those in need of an unconventional biopic

Carson Timar 11/5/20 Carson Timar 11/5/20

VIFF 2020: A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic

A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic is a unique and haunting look at trauma that is sure to stay with most audiences

Jak Luke Sharp 10/26/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/26/20

VIFF 2020: Chained

Chained lacks subtlety

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

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

Jak Luke Sharp 10/16/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/16/20

VIFF 2020: Merkel - Anatomy of a Crisis

From the get-go, Merkel - Anatomy of a Crisis, has everything against it

Carson Timar 10/11/20 Carson Timar 10/11/20

VIFF 2020: Cured

Cured is one of the most powerful and captivating looks at LGBTQ+ history ever but to screen

Carson Timar 10/7/20 Carson Timar 10/7/20

VIFF 2020: Father

Father is easily one of the most impactful films of the year.

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

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 9/25/20 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

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

VIFF 2020: Beauty Water

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