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Toronto 2025 Review: FORASTERA, Going Slowly into That Good Night
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Grief can manifest in a myriad of ways, and there is not necessarily any perfect or 'sensible' way to process the loss of family, even if they're of an age where it's not a surprise. And it's natural to have...
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‘The History of Sound’ Review: A Soulful Portrait of a Romance Rooted in Love of Music
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
The film movingly conjures the feeling of music’s creation of a suspended present tense. The post ‘The History of Sound’ Review: A Soulful Portrait of a Romance Rooted in Love of Music appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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DREAMS (LOVE SEX) Review: Confronting Personal Histories of Love and Desire
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Director Dag Johan Haugerud's film is part of the Oslo Trilogy. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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TIFF 2025: The Christophers, &Sons, Dead Man’s Wire, Tuner
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
On four strong TIFF movies starring legends: Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, Al Pacino, and Dustin Hoffman.
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TIFF Review: In Afterlife Rom-Com Eternity, Elizabeth Olsen Navigates an Impossible Choice
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
How do you want to spend eternity? That’s the primary question at the heart of David Freyne’s Eternity, a high-concept relationship comedy (which he co-wrote with Patrick Cunnane) that envisions the afterlife like a never-ending theme park vacation. Instead of knocking...
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‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: A Nostalgic Sequel to a Mockumentary Classic
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
The original film’s careful balance of “stupid and clever” is mostly absent from this sequel. The post ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: A Nostalgic Sequel to a Mockumentary Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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TIFF Review: Julian Offers a Queer Love Story of Pain and Preservation
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
It’s a fleeting, impermanent moment. At a concert, Fleur (Nina Meurisse) locks eyes with Julian (Laurence Roothooft) just as she takes her seat, and suddenly a spark takes hold. The fascination and mutual attraction quickly becomes a courtship, then a...
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The History of Sound Review: A Tenderly Felt Drama with Terence Davies-Style Musicality
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The History of Sound opens in theaters on September 12. It’s strange to hear backwood Appalachian fiddle folk in a French theater at the hand of a...
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Happyend Review: Neo Sora Poignantly Explores our Responses to an Impending Future
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Happyend opens in theaters on September 12. “Something big is about to change,” is surely one ominous beginning for a debut fiction feature, but director Neo Sora...
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Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) Review: Directorial Debut Captures Bittersweet Longing
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) opens in theaters on September 12. Filmmaker Sierra Falconer’s Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) captures a bittersweet feeling....
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