With so many films premiering or playing at TIFF, it can be overwhelming to navigate the massive slate. Luckily, you have me, who has attacked the very long list of films and has pulled out a few hidden gems you should put on your radar ahead of landing in Toronto. I've been hard at work hosting my
D&D fans will readily recall the recent Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie in 2023. After all, this particular D&D movie by directors and screenplay writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley managed to become a hit with both critics and audiences, who praised the
When Pixar Animation Studios released Cars all the way back in 2006, it became a hit with critics and audiences alike. All over a movie from director and writer John Lasseter featuring talking cars going on an emotional journey of self-discovery. Since then, that one movie has sparked an entire
Carrie is one of Stephen King’s most loved and cherished works of fiction. Made into a seminal 1976 film and a later, more disappointing 2013 one, Carrie is an ageless tale of bullying, puberty, and female rage. When Mike Flanagan announced he was tackling the story of a telekinetic
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
If you strip everything else away, at the core—the soul, the center—of DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” is the pure, unadulterated power of goddamn friendship. Potential spoilers ahead! “Forgotten Island” (written and directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford) is,
