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‘The Woman King’ redefines the historical epic | TIFF review

ActionKarl DelossantosSeptember 15, 20221
Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, and the cast of The Woman King. Courtesy of TIFF.

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

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In ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ war has never looked worse and never looked better | TIFF review

ActionMatthew Huff and Karl DelossantosSeptember 27, 2022
Felix Kammerer in All Quiet on the Western Front. Courtesy of TIFF.

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

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Queer military drama ‘The Inspection’ asks and tells | TIFF review

DramaKarl DelossantosSeptember 9, 20221
Jeremy Pope in The Inspection. Courtesy of TIFF.
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…
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‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ is YA movie goals | TIFF review

ComedyKarl DelossantosSeptember 13, 20221
Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Courtesy of TIFF.

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

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‘Empire of Light’ is more than a movie about movies | TIFF movie review

DramaMatthew HuffSeptember 19, 2022
Michael Ward and Olivia Colman in Empire of Light. Courtesy of TIFF.

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

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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin kill in ‘Moving On’ | TIFF movie review

ComedyMatthew HuffSeptember 18, 2022
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda in Moving. Courtesy of TIFF.

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.

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