‘Perfect Days’ is day-in-the-life bliss | review
A Tokyo toilet cleaner enjoys his routine-driven simple life. But unexpected detours force him to face what is simple and what is safe.
Natalie Portman and Julianne spar in high camp melodrama ‘May December’ | review and analysis
May December follows an actress (Natalie Portman) as she prepares to play a notorious tabloid figure (Julianne Moore) by shadowing her dredging up old wounds
Foe is its own worst enemy | review
NYFF 2023 | Foe follows the fallout after a young couple receives news that one of them will be sent to space with a clone to keep the other company The collective star power of Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal isn't enough to save this sweaty (both literally and figuratively) lo-fi sci-fi…
‘American Fiction’ satirically rewrites race into Hollywood | review
American Fiction follows a fed-up Black author who sarcastically writes a “Black novel” to poke fun at the media’s hypocrisy only to find himself with his most success to date
‘Dream Scenario’ puts Nicolas Cage in an internet-age nightmare | review
A woefully average middle-aged professor garners overnight fame after he appears in the entire world’s dreams in Dream Scenario
TIFF 2023 reviews: ‘Woman of the Hour’ and ‘Shayda’
Actor-turned-director Anna Kendrick and first-time director Noora Niasari screened their new movies at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
‘Origin’ traverses time to investigate the roots of oppression | review
Origin follows an author’s pursuit of the roots of oppression against the backdrop of her own personal struggles
‘Unicorns’ is a glittering unlikely queer romance | review
Unicorns follows a South Asian drag queen and Essex mechanic’s sparkling will-they-won’t-they romance of queer discovery and joy
High school farce ‘Bottoms’ rides on top | review
Bottoms follows two deeply uncool high school girls that create a self-defense club with the hope of wooing their cheerleader crushes
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is the sappy gay fairytale we deserve | review
Red, White & Royal Blue follows the star-crossed romance between the First Son of the United States and a British prince