The Nun [2018]: A Lackluster Spin-off That Sinks Into Its Mediocrity
“An unholy soul hunting for the vulnerable human body”: sounds very familiar nowadays. Isn’t it? “The Nun” had a huge…
Blind Spot [2018] : ‘TIFF’ Review – An Unflinching Look at Teenage Mental Illness
Swedish actor turned writer/director Tuva Novotny’s debut film Blind Spot is an unromanticised and unflinching look at a teen’s mental…
Phoenix [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review — A Powerful and Moody Coming-of-Age Drama
Phoenix is a decidedly dark and mature examination of the psyche of a teenage girl, who is forced to grow…
Eyes Without A Face [1960] Review: A Masterwork of Surgical Filmmaking
As chilling as it is captivating, Eyes Without a Face (also known as Les yeux sans visage) is a work…
You Were Never Really Here [2018]: Masterclass in Aesthetical and Elliptical storytelling
The new film by Lynne Ramsay “You were never really here” is a tense & intense audio-visual poetry condescend in taut ninety…
TIFF’s Film Critic Diversity- Equality Over Equity
This whole equation of “there isn’t enough of y community in x workforce” is a completely low-resolution argument that needs to be immediately expunged from rational discourse. The barriers that stop any group of people becoming successful in film criticism, or any industry, need to be identified and eradicated as much as possible, but this form of employment equity is an egregious way of tackling the problem at its end result, not its source.
Starman [1984]: A Sweet, Tender & Heartfelt Tale of Love & Sympathy
A sweet, tender & heartwarming portrait of love & sympathy, Starman offers John Carpenter an avenue to try his hand…
The Office (US) Season 2 Review: GRASPING FUNNY & LIBERATING
It only gets tricky when a character based comedy is transforming from an introductory season to the sophomore one. This…