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
‘A Simple Favor’ review — A deliciously twisted mystery
A Simple Favor is a darkly funny and campy mystery thriller anchored by stellar performances by Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. 30-second review: So much of the plot of a simple favor is melodramatic and ironically plays off like an episode of a CW primetime soap opera. But it works. That's thanks to director Paul Feig's…