TIFF 2021: Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” is a Visually Stunning Affair
Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho is a wild ride, a thrilling roller coaster of emotions that keeps you captivated with all of its permutations.
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TIFF 2021: Rob Savage’s “DASHCAM” Streams Serious Scares
DASHCAM is the scariest film Andy Burns has seen this year, last year, and maybe even next year too.
TIFF 2021: Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” Delivers on its Promise
Following a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival BBP!’s Andy Burns and Sachin Hingoo discuss Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.
TIFF 2018 Review: Gaspar Noe’s ‘Climax’
There’s a buffet of evil, laced with some extremely sweet dance moves, to feast on in Gaspar Noe’s latest, Climax.
TIFF 2018 – Die By the Blade: Shinya Tsukamoto’s Killing
Killing is a movie featuring samurais that isn’t so much of a samurai movie as it is a Shinya Tsukamoto movie that has samurais in it.
TIFF 2018 – Prairie Horror Companion: The Wind
Set in the early days of the American frontier, The Wind feels like an intriguing short stretched out to feature film length.
TIFF 2018 – Vigilante Injustice: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
In the tradition of movies such as Reservoir Dogs and Free Fire, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek is a lesson in the right way to do a micro-budget feature.
TIFF 2018 – Of Wolf and Man: Jeremy Saulnier returns with Hold the Dark
Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier is behind three of the greatest films of the past five years: Blue Ruin, Green Room and, now, Hold the Dark.
TIFF 2018: ‘Endzeit (Ever After)’ Is A Feminist Zombie Phenomenon
The 2018 TIFF selection, ‘Endzeit,’ presents a decidedly feminist viewpoint towards the inevitable zombie holocaust and a unique visual style.
TIFF 2018: The Midnight Madness Lineup Is Revealed!
The reveal of the TIFF Midnight Madness lineup, that dark corner of bloody and weird fare, hand-selected by programmer Peter Kuplowsky, is like Christmas to me.
Tarkovsky’s Trance: TIFF Retro Explores the Work of an Austere Master
Just seven. Seven features over twenty-four years. That’s the sum of Andrei Tarkovsky’s output. Each one is a starkly entrancing masterpiece, evidencing a unique metaphysical vision. They’re about as far … Continue reading Tarkovsky’s Trance: TIFF Retro Explores the Work of an Austere Master
TIFF Leans Into Blade Runner 2049 Hype with High Concept: The Films of Denis Villeneuve
Next week, Blade Runner 2049 releases to immense hype, sans the original’s helmer Ridley Scott. That this is a good thing is almost undeniable, after Scott’s belaboured Alien sequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Instead, fans … Continue reading TIFF Leans Into Blade Runner 2049 Hype with High Concept: The Films of Denis Villeneuve