In Waves, based on AJ Dungo’s acclaimed 2019 graphic memoir of the same name, is a visually striking and also incredibly emotional debut for filmmaker Phuong Mai Nguyen. It’s also the kind of movie that reminds you that life is…
YAGA Spoiler-Free Review: A Witty, Twisted & Sexy Supernatural Thriller
YAGA is a witty, twisted, sexy supernatural thriller that showcases some of Canada’s best talent and leaves you with a creeping sense of dread. It also has a little bit of something for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you don’t…
La Bola Negra TIFF Review: This is Why It’s Important to Preserve LGBTQ+ Stories
La Bola Negra is a wonder of a movie about the importance of preserving and telling LGBTQ+ stories. It’s intimate, hopeful, powerful, and the kind of story you want to watch over and over again because it’s thought-provoking, grand, but…
Future Tense TIFF Review: Time-Travel Adventure Sanitized for a White Audience in Mind
Future Tense sees the depiction of Black trauma told through a white perspective and sanitized for a white audience in mind. And this isn’t to say that white directors or writers like Jenna Cato Bass can’t tell Black stories. They…
The Smell of Apples TIFF Review: Don’t Look Away
The Smell of Apples is the kind of movie that forces you to reckon not just with the reality of apartheid South Africa, but also with the things seemingly normal people did to justify the horrors and continue living their…
Always Lalisa TIFF Review: You’ll Laugh, Cry, & Get to Know a New Side of Lisa
Always Lalisa is an intimate look at a global superstar told with a gentle hand that strips back the glamor and reveals a woman with the same fears, joys, and anxieties as the rest of us. It’s also a journey…
The Julia Set TIFF Review: Doesn’t Have to Break the Wheel to Be Intriguing
The Julia Set, starring Chase Infiniti and Christopher Briney, is the kind of movie that, on the surface, can feel pretty predictable. There’s only one satisfying way for the story to go, after all. But movies don’t have to deliver…
7 Women Directed Films We’re Looking Forward to Watching at TIFF
With 293 titles screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) there’s a lot to take in. There are films across every genre, from all over the world, and in a multitude of languages. And when it comes to films…
7 LGBTQ+ Films We’re Looking Forward to Watching at TIFF
With 293 titles screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) there’s a lot to take in. There are films across every genre, from all over the world, and in a multitude of languages. And when it comes to LGBTQ+…
6 TV Titles We’re Looking Forward to Watching at TIFF
TIFF is almost here, and the festival’s Primetime lineup is looking better than ever. Because yes, TIFF is mostly about movies, but every year the festival provides an early look at some intriguing new shows and this year it’s no…
