TIFF Review: ‘Krux’ Explores the Darkest Corners of Wartime Germany
Brimming with palpable paranoia and channeling a deeply unsettling atmosphere to match, German filmmaker Tony Vahl’s feature debut examines one of her homeland’s most disturbing junctures: the final days of the Second World War.
TIFF Review: ‘Everything Else Is Noise’ Is a Comedy of Errors That Investigates the Contemporary Struggles of Female Artists
Built around a simple premise and a single filming location, Nicholás Pereda’s newest work makes way for furtive (and funny) social criticism that never feels didactic, instead inviting viewers to focus on the existential plight of its female characters and the poignant nuances they offer.
‘Mārama’ Review: Taratoa Stappard’s Directorial Debut Pioneers Māori Gothic Horror
Mārama draws on Gothic horror elements to fiercely rebuke the colonial influences that decimated the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, serving as a singular genre piece grounded in anticolonial philosophy.
‘Hamnet’ Review: Chloé Zhao’s Glorious Examination of the Precipice Between Life and Death
Zhao’s latest emotional powerhouse stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley as William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, concentrating on the love they share and the tragedy their family faces in the aftermath of their son’s death, which would go on to inform the composition of Shakespeare’s most celebrated play.
‘Train Dreams’ Review: Joel Edgerton Delivers His Career-Best in a Meditative and Moving Exploration of Americana
Adapted from the novella of the same name by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams follows the life of a simple working-class man who comes to experience all of the horrors and beauty that life has to offer against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America at the dawn of the 20th century.
‘The Tale of Silyan’ Review: Feathers and Folklore Amalgamate in the Latest From One of Macedonia’s Most Celebrated Filmmakers
Academy Award nominee Tamara Kotevska’s latest film brilliantly links the hardships of a peasant farmer facing a world in flux with those of a 17th-century Macedonian fable about a boy transformed into a white stork.
‘Noviembre’ Review: Tomás Corredor’s Debut Viserally Reflects on One of Colombia’s Darkest Moments of Modern History
World premiering in the Discovery section at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Noviembre concentrates on Colombia’s Palace of Justice 1985 siege by the M-19 Leftist group and the violent military retaliation that followed.
‘The Substance’ Review: Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley Go for Broke in a Daringly Disgusting Satire Concerning the Absurdity of Modern Beauty Standards
Coralie Fargeat's Cannes-winning sophomore feature pulls out all the stops to serve up an absolutely unforgettable work of body horror that will make you squirm and scream despite its, at times, frustrating ideas.