Tag: 2015 Toronto Int. Film Festival
Land of Mine | Review
Enemy Mine: Zandvliet Explores the Casualties of War
Martin Zandvliet leaves behind the world of theater for his third feature, Land of Mine, a based...
Evolution | Review
Island of Lost Boys: Hadzihalilovic’s Triumphant Return to Enigmatic Filmmaking
French director Lucile Hadzihalilovic returns to the director’s seat for the first time since 2004’s...
Demon | Review
A Dybbuk Got Your Baby: Wrona’s Atmospheric Blend of Horror and History
For his third feature, Marcin Wrona adapts Piotr Rowicki’s stage play Adherence into...
London Road | Review
The Kindness of Stranglers: Norris Mounts Film Version of Macabre Musical
Those familiar with the infamous 2011 musical London Road should be pleased with this...
Summertime | Review
An Affair to Remember: Corsini’s Enjoyable, Brightly Hued Period Piece
Catherine Corsini returns with her ninth feature film, Summertime (La belle saison), an early 70s...
Equals | Review
Sweet Emotion: Doremus Does Dystopia on Enjoyable, Recognizable Canvas
Emotions cannot be controlled, but they also cannot be allowed to control you. At least, that...
Right Now, Wrong Then | Review
Two in One: Sang-soo’s Latest Delight Examines Outcomes and Possibilities
Prolific South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo, who debuts annual films at various festivals every year,...
The Family Fang | Review
Sucked Dry: Bateman’s Portrait of Idiosyncratic Family Fails to Resonate
Actor Jason Bateman makes his sophomore directorial outing with the high profile The Family Fang,...
Neon Bull | Review
The Tail End: Mascaro’s Sophomore Feature a Strikingly Sensual Exhibition
For his sophomore directorial effort, Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro examines a strange universe through his...
Embrace of the Serpent | Review
Hearts of Darkness: Guerra’s Exceptional Exploration of Ruinous Colonialization
Colombian director Ciro Guerra charts an enigmatic narrative of parallel odysseys through the Amazon with his...
The Club | Review
Living Under Your Spotlight: Larrain Paints it Black with Catholic Crisis Comedy
For his first film following the finale of his narrative trilogy documenting the...
Anomalisa | Review
Re-Animators: Kaufman & Johnson Brilliantly Translates Kafkaesque 'Sound Play' From The Stage To Stop Motion
Springing from the mind that spewed an incredible string of transcendent work from Being...
Where To Invade Next | Review
It's been a relatively quiet six years since Michael Moore unleashed Capitalism: A Love Story back in 2009, but little did anyone know he's been...
45 Years | Review
The One You’re With: Haigh’s Superb Examination of Marriage and Things Left Unsaid
With imperceptible grace, 45 Years portrays the warping of a near half...
Hitchcock/Truffaut | Review
Face-off: Kent Jones Unpacks The Bible Of Auteur Interviews
It's kind of odd to think that the Cohen Media Group picked up Kent Jones' slickly produced...
Heart of a Dog | Review
Essay films rarely get as much attention as Laurie Anderson's Heart of a Dog as already attracted. The highly regarded performance artist and musician has long...
The Conversation: 2015 TIFF Top 10 New Faces
Film fests such as the Toronto Int. Film Festival afford us the best of opportunities to get instantly familiar with new faces in the world...
Room | Review
Of One’s Own: Abrahamson Delivers Emotionally Potent Adaptation
Irish director Lenny Abrahamson continues his trajectory of unpredictable cinematic platforms with his latest film, Room, an...
Sky | 2015 TIFF Review
It’s the Limit: Berthaud Escapes into the Great Well Known
Actress turned director Fabienne Berthaud reunites with her favored on-screen counterpart Diane Kruger for her...
In the Room | 2015 TIFF Review
If These Walls Could Catcall: Khoo’s Sex Omnibus Fails to Tantalize
Singaporean auteur Eric Khoo returns with his latest feature, In the Room, a decades...
The Martian| Review
Stranger in a Bland Land: Scott’s Toilsome Return to Space
Ridley Scott, who is on the same annual cinematic trajectory as Woody Allen when it...
Freeheld | Review
The Equality in Dying: Sollett’s Topical Gay Rights Issue Explores Yesterday’s Nightmares
Had a film like Freeheld been released in the late 2000s, shortly after...
The Conversation: The Totality of Toronto (Plus 2015 TIFF Top Ten)
In the nine consecutive years I’ve attended the Toronto International Film Festival, it remains an elusive monstrosity of an event. With its hundreds of...
Les êtres chers | 2015 TIFF Review
Sowing the Seed of Love: Émond Prescribes Depression Medicine for Two
In Zizekian logic, there are the unknown knowns, that is to say, there are...
Parisienne (Peur de rien) | 2015 TIFF Review
A Girl in the World: Arbid’s Coming of Age Portrait Enhanced by Generous Lead
French director Danielle Arbid returns with Parisienne, her first feature since...
Stonewall | Review
Hole in the Wall: Emmerich Butchers Historical Moment with Whitewashed Overcoat
On June 28, 1969, a group of gay men and women took a stand...
TIFF 2015: Abrahamson’s “Room” Steals “Spotlight” with People’s Choice Award
While TIFF festival programmers naturally like to boast, and some in the biz certainly consider the fest's People’s Choice Award as a good luck charm...
High-Rise | 2015 TIFF Review
Closer to the Gods: Cult Author Meets Cult Director in Wheatley’s Latest Dish
Destined to be overlooked as a visually impressive but significant creative failure,...
Der Nachtmahr | 2015 TIFF Review
Angst von der Angst: Concept Overrides Construction in Weak Psychological Metaphor
It’s evident a majority of the artistry that went into the conceptualization of Der Nachtmahr...
Hellions | 2015 TIFF Review
Invasion of the Baby Snatchers: McDonald’s Stillborn Halloween Horror
Starting off with a customary flourish of genre staples to set the mood, we gloss over...
The Hard Stop | 2015 TIFF Review
Prior to the outrage manifested within the 'I Can't Breathe' movement in the wake of several high profile murders of unarmed black men by...
Magallanes | 2015 TIFF Review
On the Horizon of Redemption: Del Solar’s Impressive Debut a Historically Relevant Neo-Noir
The sins of the recent past infect Peruvian actor Salvador del Solar’s...
Welcome to F.L. | 2015 TIFF Review
Alma Matters: Dulude-De Celles Yields Heartrending Results with Docu Debut
Following last year's Sundance award-winning selected fictional short La Coupe, Geneviève Dulude-De Celles makes her feature debut splash in...
The Ones Below | 2015 TIFF Review
Changeling Chronicles: Farr’s Eerie Debut a Duel of Deserving Motherhood
Screenwriter and playwright David Farr makes his directorial debut with The Ones Below, a psychological...
Closet Monster | 2015 TIFF Review
Epistemology of the Closet: Dunn’s Impressive Debut a Pronounced Portrait of Agitated Angst
Notable short filmmaker Stephen Dunn (Pop-up Porno, 2015) makes an impressive feature...
3000 Nights | 2015 TIFF Review
Samaritan Subterfuge: Masri’s Aggrandized Portrait of Political Metaphor
Portraits of women-in-prison have a long winding history in the annals of grindhouse and various exploitation cinema,...
The Danish Girl | 2015 TIFF Review
Danish Modern: Hooper’s Painterly Costume Drama Mounted on a Glossy Stage
Much as last year’s The Imitation Game served to honor the memory and legacy...
Urban Hymn | 2015 TIFF Review
Can a Song Save Your Life?: Caton-Jones’ Modest Return to Filmmaking
Scottish film director Michael Caton-Jones had a very prolific filmography in the 1990s thanks...
Un plus Une | 2015 TIFF Review
Passage Over India: Lelouch’s Romantic Dramedy an Overstuffed Pilgrimage
French auteur Claude Lelouch, now well into his seventies, maintains a prolific career, striding through a...
2015 TIFF: Maris Curran, Thomas Bidegain & Josh Mond Among Discovery Programme Selections
With about two weeks left until the '15 edition kicks off, the festival heads at TIFF have made the final announcements to their upcoming edition...
Alchemy Sedates Hadzihalilovic’s “Evolution” in Pre-Fest TIFF Pick-Up
We're already gearing up for some TIFF presales with this one coming from the delicious Vanguard programme offerings. Deadline reports that Lucile Hadzihalilovic's long awaited...
2015 TIFF: Wheatley, Trapero, Lafosse, Verbeek & Sue Brooks in Platform Comp
The TIFF folks have unveiled their slated dozen features for their spanking brand new competitive section and they've managed to lasso some high profile...
2015 TIFF: Venice Preems from Masters Skolimowski, Bellocchio & Sokurov Among 13
As usual, the Masters programme is cholk-full of carryover items from world renowned auteurs who've already premiered last February (Berlin), this past May (Cannes)...
