Reviews

Reviews

September 18, 2024 · by Kam Ryan

Review: ‘Omni Loop’ Falls Victim to It's Own Premise

If you could change anything about your life, what would it be? Like the many time-loop stories before it, Bernardo Britto’s Omni Loop (2024)...

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September 17, 2024

*TIFF 24* ‘Anora’ Review: Sean Baker Reaches Another Level

As moviegoers, sometimes we’re lucky enough to witness the birth of a movie star in real-time. Whether it’s Emma Stone’s role in 2016’s La La...

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September 17, 2024 · by Sasha Raquel

Revisiting "Forks:" Every Second Counts in ‘The Bear’s’ Best Episode

The Primetime Emmys were held on Sunday, September 15th. Naturally, viewers were prepared for a second year of The Bear potentially sweeping ...

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September 16, 2024

*TIFF 24* ‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: A Glossy Rumination on Mortality

What comes next in the story after the world is doomed to end? Unlike most stories, director Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen Kin...

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Essays

September 16, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

'Léon: The Professional' (1994): French Cinema in New York

French cinema has always had a certain aura to it. The films feel elevated to a level higher than their North American counterparts; it’s alm...

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September 12, 2024

*TIFF 24* ‘Nightbitch’ Review: A Feral Take on Motherhood

Ever since The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival, Marielle Heller has continued her career by making...

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September 12, 2024 · by Amritpal Rai

Jeremy Saulnier's 'Rebel Ridge' is an Exceptional Thriller

De-escalation is the prevailing theme surrounding Jeremy Saulnier’s Rebel Ridge (2024), which is a form of inversion to most of Saulnier’s wo...

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Lists

September 10, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

The 10 Best Chess Scenes in Films

There seems to be an inherent fascination with chess in cinema. Films from a wide range of genres and countries use the game as an allegory, ...

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September 10, 2024

*TIFF 24* ‘Paying For It’ Review: Graphic Novel Adaptation Puts Relationships into the Spotlight

While many adaptations of graphic novels and comic books often rely on colorful animation, zany characters, and strong stylistic choices to b...

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September 9, 2024

*TIFF 24* 'Sad Jokes' Review: Absurdly Dramatic Sketches of Everyday Life

The dramatic and the absurd often go hand-in-hand — often when we least expect it. Case in point: Fabian Stumm’s second German feature Sad Jo...

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September 6, 2024 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'The Deliverance' Falls Short of Being Dramatic and Horrifying

Elements of horror run rampant in most of Lee Daniels's films, whether it's the ferocious nature of Mo’Nique as an abusive mother in Precious...

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September 6, 2024 · by Adam Patla

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Review: Tim Burton Resurrects a Thirty-Six-Year-Old Character with a Lively Legacy Sequel

We are in the Age of the Legacy Sequel. This summer alone we saw Twisters (2024) and Alien: Romulus (2024). The nostalgia-soaked trend can be...

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