The TIFF films Fahrenheit 11/9, Sharkwater Extinction and Jennifer Baichwal’s stunning documentary Anthropocene are the trinity of enlightened environmental films that must be seen. Each is an alarm warning us that our future and the planet’s ability to sustain us are not certain. Baichwal, Nic de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky documented the state of the environment over years, releasing Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark (as well as… View Post
Michael Moore’ returns to form with an eviscerating portrait of Donald Trump with TIFF favourite Fahrenheit 11/9. The Trump era, he says is “the death of idealism, like a bad parent, there is no protection” and we’ve known this since Trump became president 11/9/16. Moore looks for the root causes of Trumpism and its paid audience ethos, his love of… View Post
Major buzz and sloppy kisses all over Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga for their solid work and palpable chemistry in A Star is Born, yet another remake of the old chestnut about a star who marries a woman who eclipses him which throws him in a downwards spiral. Great idea to update it for contemporary audiences and an engaging story to begin… View Post
Join Michael Caine as he curates his coming of age during London’s Swinging Sixties in My Generation. It was a time of social and cultural upheaval and a new generation of post-war youth demanded a total reboot to rid the UK of its entrenched, repressive classism. They did it through music, art, cinema and dress, and created a new order… View Post
The romcom is alive and well and living in coastal England! Juliet, Naked based on Nick Hornby’s novel, stars Rose Byrne as Annie, a woman locked in a dull relationship with Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) who is obsessed with retired American rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). She’s at the end of her rope with his Croweisms, and savages his “latest release” Juliet, Naked… View Post
WARNING! The Happytime Murders is filthy, funny, far-out and from the seedy side of the street. Made by HA! , Jim Henson’s son Brian’s imprint which is STRICTLY adult, it’s a hard R rated comedy with puppets, starring Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale Written and a bunch of former puppet TV stars gone real bad. When one is murdered,… View Post