Montana Story, 2021. Written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Starring Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Kimberly Guerrero, Gilbert Owuor, Asivak Koostachin, and Eugene Brave Rock. SYNOPSIS: Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, only to confront a deep and bitter family legacy. The fates of […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Sundown
Sundown, 2021. Written and directed by Michel Franco. Starring Tim Roth, Iazua Larios, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. SYNOPSIS: A wealthy man attempts to abandon his life while vacationing in Acapulco. It won’t surprise many to learn that the latest film from Mexican auteur Michel Franco (After Lucia, New Order) is an hypnotic and unpredictable experience. Re-teaming […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Starling
The Starling, 2021. Directed by Theodore Melfi. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Timothy Olyphant, Skyler Gisondo, Daveed Diggs, Laura Harrier, Rosalind Chao, Loretta Devine, and Kevin Kline. SYNOPSIS: A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that’s taken over her garden – and a husband who’s struggling to find a […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Rescue
The Rescue, 2021. Directed by E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. SYNOPSIS: A frantic search and rescue mission begins when a boys’ soccer team becomes trapped deep inside a system of caves in Thailand. Oscar-winning Free Solo filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin could very well add more gold statues to their mantlepiece next […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Scarborough
Scarborough, 2021. Directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson. Starring Liam Diaz, Essence Fox, Anna Claire Beitel, Felix Jedi Ingram Isaac, Ellie Posadas, Cherish Violet Blood, Conor Casey, and Aliya Kanani. SYNOPSIS: Three children become friends while living in a low-income neighborhood. Filmmakers Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson adapt Catherine Hernandez’s acclaimed 2017 novel Scarborough to […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Devil’s Drivers
The Devil’s Drivers, 2021. Written and directed by Mohammed Abugeth and Daniel Carsenty. SYNOPSIS: Chased by the army, two Beduin smuggle Palestinian workers through the Negev desert. A portrait filmed over eight years about men living on the edge in one the most fragile regions of the world. Mohammed Abugeth and Daniel Carsenty’s upsetting, infuriating […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Jagged
Jagged, 2021. Directed by Alison Klayman. Starring Alanis Morissette. SYNOPSIS: A documentary centered on the life and work of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The second entry into HBO and Bill Simmons’ Music Box series – following the riveting Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage – offers up a breezy-yet-substantial exploration of Alanis Morissette’s formative years […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Wheel
The Wheel, 2021. Directed by Steve Pink. Starring Amber Midthunder, Taylor Gray, Bethany Anne Lind, and Nelson Lee. SYNOPSIS: Walker and Albee were thrown together in a children’s group home and quickly became inseparable. When they married at the tender age of 16, Albee was rescued from her rough foster family. It’s now eight years […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Becoming Cousteau
Becoming Cousteau, 2021. Directed by Liz Garbus. SYNOPSIS: A look at the life, passions, achievements, and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage. Veteran filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) knows the merits of a documentary that skirts glossy presentational tricks and simply gets […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Middle Man
The Middle Man, 2021. Written and directed by Bent Hamer. Starring Pål Sverre Hagen, Tuva Novotny, Paul Gross, Nina Andresen Borud, Don McKellar, Rossif Sutherland, Nicolas Bro, Kenneth Welsh, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Aksel Hennie, and Sheila McCarthy. SYNOPSIS: Frank Farrelli takes on the job of a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, […]
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