Zalava, 2021. Co-written and directed by Arsalan Amiri. Starring Navid Pourfaraj, Pouria Rahimi Sam, Hoda Zeinolabedin, Baset Rezaei, Fereydoun Hamedi, and Shaho Rostami. SYNOPSIS: Investigating reports of demonic possessions in a remote village, a skeptical military officer finds his beliefs tested by an enigmatic exorcist. Exorcism movies are a dime-a-dozen, and so this new riff […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Charlotte
Charlotte, 2021. Directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana. Starring Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong. SYNOPSIS: An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943. Tacky thought it might seem to decry the […]
DASHCAM: The Future of Horror is Here! | TIFF 2021 Video Review
EJ Moreno with a video review of Rob Savage’s DASHCAM… Toronto International Film Festival premiered one of the year’s most interesting horror films with DASHCAM. Director Rob Savage returns after his breakout hit, 2020’s Host, with a new found-footage romp from Blumhouse. Critic EJ Moreno breaks down why this is one of his favorite films […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – You Are Not My Mother
You Are Not My Mother, 2021. Written and directed by Kate Dolan. Starring Hazel Doupe, Paul Reid, Carolyn Bracken, and Ingrid Craige. SYNOPSIS: In a North Dublin housing estate, Char’s mother goes missing. When she returns, Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family. Writer-director […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – The Mad Women’s Ball
The Mad Women’s Ball, 2021. Co-written and directed by Mélanie Laurent. Starring Mélanie Laurent, Lou de Laâge, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Khan, and Grégoire Bonnet. SYNOPSIS: A woman who is unfairly institutionalised in a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel “Le bal des […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Burning
Burning, 2021. Directed by Eva Orner. SYNOPSIS: Follows the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as the “Black Summer.” Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists, and scientists. One of the year’s most unnerving horror films hasn’t got a single ghost or masked killer […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Montana Story
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 […]
The Guilty is Jake Gyllenhaal’s Best Movie in Years | TIFF 2021 Video Review
EJ Moreno with a video review of Netflix’s The Guilty… Can the power of Jake Gyllenhaal’s acting carry The Guilty to the awards season? Gyllenhaal teams with director Antoine Fuqua in a new Netflix adaption of the Danish film, and it’s a strong outing for all involved. While not as flashy as other movies from […]
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 […]
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