‘The Sweet East’ Review: Talia Ryder Led Picaresque Satire Takes America's East For a Ride | NYFF61
A funny American satire prospering from absurdist humor and naturalistic filmmaking.
‘Backspot’ Review: Energetic Cheerleading Drama is Hoisted by a Spirited Devery Jacobs Performance
Manages to be genuinely entertaining due to the dynamic direction of D.W. Waterson and Devery Jacobs' extraordinary performance.
‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ Review: Take Notes Kevin Feige, These Super Pups Got You Beat
Don't babies deserve superhero movies, too?
'Summer Qamp' Review: The LGBTQ+ Kids are Alright | TIFF 2023
As they capture candid footage of these initially shy kids opening up and making friends with others, one would have to be a Grinch not to have their heart melted.
‘The Royal Hotel’ Review: Julia Garner Tends Bar to Toxic Aussie Men in Kitty Green's Tensive Psychological Thriller
Kitty Green made a niche for herself with the two narrative features under her belt: The Torture of Julia Garner in a Masculine Environment Cinematic Universe.
‘Fair Play’ Review: Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich Engage in a Pre-Marital Power Struggle in Engrossing Netflix Psychological Drama
For her debut, Chloe Domont's direction reveals a deft hand at mediating juicy tension in her couple's power struggle.
'Robot Dreams' Review: Pablo Berger’s Silent Animated Flick Boots Up a Bittersweet Tale of Friendship | TIFF 2023
It's one of the year's most human movies, and there's not even a single human in the film.
'Hate to Love: Nickelback' Review: Music Doc Commercially Chronicles Canada Band’s their Long Road | TIFF 2023
An endearing reflection on their career up to this point.
‘They Shot the Piano Player’ Review: Animated Bossa Nova Doc From 'Chico & Rita' Team Hits All the Wrong Keys | TIFF 2023
The first sour note this film hits is a G-flat. G, as in Goldblum
'Bottoms' Review: Lesbian Fight Club Teen Comedy is the Knockout of the Summer
Seligman and Sennott are a dream team, like Sofia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst.
'The Monkey King' Review: Legendary Chinese Monkey's Netflix Animated Flick Dons American Clothing
The writers forgot to install a clear arc, heart, charm, or anything to make a likable protagonist.
'Medusa Deluxe' Review: Dirty Rotten Stylists
I want to see Rian Johnson try to end his next Knives Out Mystery flick with an elaborate dance number.
'Meg 2: The Trench' Review: Mo' Megladons, Mo' Problems
The movie itself heard somebody in the audience call it campy and forgot that part of what defines campy is the lack of awareness of the tone.
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Review: TMNT's Stylized Reboot is One Shell of a Blast
If a group of animators who once doodled Cool S's with colored pencils, markers, and crayons as kids designed a movie, it would be this one.
‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: All Thrills, No Chills in Ghoulishly Generic Disney Update
I caught Walt Disney’s ghost on its way to the projectionist booth holding the film canister that said “Haunted Mansion straight-to-Disney+ reboot,” but nobody believed me.