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.
TIFF Review: ‘Before the Flood’
Leonardo DiCaprio puts his environmental activism in the spotlight in the new eco doc Before the Flood.
TIFF Review: ‘The Death of Louis XIV’
The Death of Louis XIV (La mort de Louis XIV) (France/Portugal/Spain, 115 min.) Dir. Albert Serra, Writ. Albert Serra, Thierry Lounas Starring: José Wallenstein, Filipe Duarte Programme: Wavelengths (North American Premiere) A crowd of incompetent doctors and fawning courtiers make pathetic attempts to save and serve the Sun King, deathly ill with gangrene, in Albert Serra’s new film, The Death of Louis XIV. Winner of the Prix Jean Vigo at Cannes, Serra joked before the film that this is the first of his films that held its audience throughout the screening. While I still prefer his last film, Story of