‘The Woman King’ redefines the historical epic | TIFF 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
In ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ war has never looked worse and never looked better | TIFF 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
Queer military drama ‘The Inspection’ asks and tells | TIFF review
A homeless young gay man enlists in the Marines as a way out of his struggle in The Inspection. As he goes through boot camp, he grapples with his masculinity and queerness. The Inspection is a deeply personal look into a queer Black man's experience in Marine boot camp and how his struggles lead him…
‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ is YA movie goals | TIFF review
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe follows two teen boys growing up in Texas in the 1980s as they uncover their identities through their friendship
‘Empire of Light’ is more than a movie about movies | TIFF movie review
Set on the moody southern coast of England in the 1980s, Empire of Light follows a lonely movie theater worker who finds herself in a whirlwind romance
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin kill in ‘Moving On’ | TIFF movie review
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin play a pair of old friends in Moving On preparing to murder their third best friend’s husband following her death. It’s a comedy, by the way.