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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, ...

Reviews

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...

Reviews

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...

News

September 8, 2024 · by Amritpal Rai

Brady Corbet's The Brutalist Acquired by A24

A24 is crashing the Oscar race this Fall by acquiring the U.S. distribution rights for Brady Corbet’s American epic, The Brutalist (2024). Th...

Reviews

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...

Reviews

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...

Essays

September 5, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

Horror in 2024: The Devil is Inside Me and I Don’t Want It There

The horror genre kicked 2024 off with an anomaly: two films, made by two completely different studios, with similar premises, released mere w...

Lists

September 4, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

Our Top Twelve Most Anticipated Films From TIFF

We’re now headlong into festival season, and buzz has already started to grow out of Venice, Telluride, and more. This week, another massive ...

Lists

September 4, 2024 · by Kam Ryan

5 Female-Directed Films to Catch This Fall

The fall film festival season is in full swing! Audiences are being bombarded with critic reviews, press tours, red carpet photos, and letter...

Lists

September 3, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

Ten TIFF Midnight Madness Gems

Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival has been a staple of the film festival circuit since its inception. Current...

Essays

September 2, 2024 · by Carson Burton

‘Rear Window’ at 70: Hitchcock’s Masterpiece is as Pertinent as Ever

I have a confession: I have more cinematic blindspots than I care to count. It’s a constant source of stress, honestly. The sea of content th...

Reviews

August 31, 2024 · by Amritpal Rai

'Strange Darling' Upends a One-Night Stand to a Crazed Thriller

Exercises in genre pastiche can go both ways. Quentin Tarantino benefits from utilizing his encyclopedic knowledge of cinema history in a fre...

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