TIFF Review: ‘J: Beyond Flamenco’
J: Beyond Flamenco offers a diverse range of performances that highlight a plurality of cultures and backgrounds that express themselves through the arts.
TIFF Review: ‘JT + The Tennessee Kids’
With the wild and entertaining JT + The Tenessee Kids, Jonathan Demme brings the “sexy” back to concert docs.
TIFF Review: ‘The Woman who Left’
Lav Diaz’s epic films are often compared to Russian novels, and his new film, The Woman Who Left, is inspired by a Tolstoy short story.
TIFF Review: ‘The Ornithologist’
The Ornithologist will reward anybody who wants to spend two hours on a bizarre journey with beautiful scenery.
TIFF Review: ‘Anatomy of Violence’
Deepa Mehta’s Anatomy of Violence is a bold and exciting addition to documentary culture
TIFF Review: ‘Mascots’
Mascots might be a work of straightforward fiction, but the mockumentary form arguably captures the pleasure of creative performance.
TIFF Review: ‘Mimosas’
Oliver Laxe's Mimosas offers strokes of absurdity and subtle thematic development contributing to an experiment in contemplative cinema.
TIFF Review: ‘Politics, Instruction Manual’
Politics, Instructions Manual is an interesting but flawed take on a contemporary left-wing populist political movement.
TIFF Review: ‘Hermia & Helena’
Hermia & Helena, like Piñeiro’s previous two films, is a sort of fugue on Shakespearean themes—a sort of A Midsummer Night’s Dream remix.
TIFF Review: ‘Safari’
Ulrich Seidl's darkly funny Safari takes aim at ignorance, puts it in the crosshairs, and pulls the trigger.