When it comes to stunts and daredevils, most people only know of Evel Knievel. It's as if he is the only living stunt driver ever, the spectacle of his leaps being the benchmark to which all other stunts either stem from or are solely recognized through. And it's those preconceived notions that
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is a grounded, pulse pounding gut-punch of a film. A wholly unique experience that proves that you can still iterate on conventions and present them with a sense of newness.
Though usually known as the People's Festival, TIFF has started to transition into more of an import fest, bringing in the best of the best from previous film fests that often include many of the biggest award contenders and critical darlings. If it got huge buzz at Cannes, chances are it'll show
After 7 full days of cinema at the Toronto International Film Festival, we've come the end of our international film journey. While normal festival goers - press and public alike - usually top out at around 30-35 films in person with a handful of films screened pre-fest, I overindulged and
There's always magic in the air in Toronto when the festival starts. The TIFF takeover buzzes with excitement; thousands of people descend on the city to experience everything the festival has to offer. Movies, events, markets, celebrities, and great food that even a spoiled Californian can enjoy.
At the time of this writing, we will be on our way to Toronto for the 51st Toronto International Film Festival. And we've watched over 60 festival films so far, a new personal record and an insane number of movies to watch before the fest even starts. All that legwork of one film after another has
The Apothecary Diaries has the cast finally begin to prepare for the incoming locust plague in Ep. 52 "The Last Volume". Sure, they could've prepared much sooner. However, without the intel gained in this episode, those preparations wouldn't have been nearly as guided as they are here. Now it's
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political
