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 …
Michael Moore Is Back in Form and He Does Not Care for BS, Life Itself Rollercoaster, Saluting Comic Genius Gilda Radner, Jane Fonda Doc Intrigues and a Horse is Horse
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 …
TIFF Reflections: Is A Star Is Born As Good as They Say? How Awesome is In Fabric? Can a Film About a Lacrosse Team Make You Cry? Is Glenn Close Headed for the Oscars? Read On!
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 …
TIFF 2018 Recommendations Plus Fun But Slim Non-TIFF Flicks
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, …
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Ethan Hawke’s Jagger Moment, Debra Messing Travels a Dark Path, Anthony Hopkins’ Lear, Katie Boland! And a DVD We Know You Want
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 …