In The Menu, a group of wealthy diners is invited to an exclusive island restaurant to experience a once-in-a-lifetime dinner. On the menu: horror. Continue reading ‘The Menu’ review: A delectable dark horror-comedy | TIFF review
A spoiled ski resort heiress finds herself in the care of a well-to-do lodge owner after losing her memory in an accident in Falling For Christmas Falling For Christmas is in many ways a classic corny holiday-themed romantic-comedy complete with over-the-top camp characters, ridiculous physical comedy, corny but sweet romantic gestures, and a gay awakening…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever follows the nation as it navigates grief, politics, and new enemies after the death of King T'Challa. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is closer to a drama meditating on loss and grief than it is a comic book movie. Even when those elements come in, they're tied into the plot. The tone…
Bringing a piece of American history to life, Till is the story of a mother’s love as a woman fights for justice after her young son is murdered in the 1950s Continue reading ‘Till’ breathes life into American history | movie review
Forty-four years after Laurie Strode survived Michael Myers' massacre, she goes up against a familiar enemy in Halloween Ends. Halloween Ends shouldn't work—and almost doesn't. It's an absurd and deeply weird interpolation of the Halloween lore that feels less like another installment and more like a story within its world—like Halloween III: Season of the…
TÁR follows world-renowned conductor-composer Lydia Tár as she prepares for a career-defining concert as the objectionable actions of her past come back to haunt her. Continue reading ‘TÁR’ wants you to kill your heroes | review and analysis
Our three favorite witches are back in Hocus Pocus 2 as they try once again to beat the sunrise (and a group of meddling teens) to attain immortality. Continue reading ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is 90s nostalgia done right | movie review
All Quiet on the Western Front, the second adaptation of the novel of the same name, follows a group of young soldiers that learn the hard way that war is hell Continue reading In ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ war has never looked worse and never looked better | TIFF review
Don’t Worry Darling follows a 50s housewife begins to suspect that the desert oasis that she and her husband call home may not be as idealistic as it appears Continue reading ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ works (just barely) | movie review
Set in 1820s West Africa, The Woman King follows an all-female group of warriors as they prepare to face the rising threat from a rival kingdom Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ redefines the historical epic | TIFF review