By Anne Brodie A psychological thriller out of Teheran explores the ideas of multiplicity, climate change, and coping with a life-changing event that can't be explained. Subtraction from Mani Haghighi at TIFF Bell Lightbox, and Vancity is a gripping story of inescapable doom. that unfolds during …
Penélope Cruz, Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp, Keke Palmer, J-Lo, Aba Amuquandoh – Names Ahead!
By Anne Brodie - Pedro Almodóvar's Parallel Mothers is a complex character study and mystery, wrapped in the filmmaker's signature humanism with Penélope Cruz as Janis and Milena Smit as Ana. Almodóvar lowers the visual and emotional temperature this time, out of respect for the dark history …
Lucy and Desi, Prince Philip, Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Ralph Fiennes and … Well, Read On!
By Anne Brodie The Lost Daughter is the story of women pushed to their limits, whose instincts are tested and found wanting and the damage done. Olivia Colman's unsympathetic Leda is a British woman on a beach vacation in Greece. Her eyes and expression are fixed and unwelcoming. A man asks for …
Riz Ahmed Explores PTSD in War Veteran in the Gripping Drama Encounter.
Riz Ahmed in Encounter on Prime Video Riz Ahmed plays Malick, a father on the edge in Encounter. He's just returned home to the American southwest after his tenth tour of duty in Afghanistan, and he's on a secret mission. He feels like an outsider, unappreciated by the people he fought to defend …
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TIFF Almost Upon Us – Previews Plus Shang-Chi, Monica Lewinsky, Billie Eilish, Karen, Camila Cabello Mad Women and Double Michael Greyeyes!
By Anne Brodie Toronto actor/stuntman Simu Liu made the leap from Kim's Convenience to the Marvel Universe nabbing the lead role in Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. It's finally landed, our hero entering the fray and saving the world, one great feat and one great leap after another. …