Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
Celebrated Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has a penchant for monster-making. The master behind Hellboy, Pan’s…
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Mudbound Shares the Tale of a Racially Charged Post WWII Mississippi
Narration in film can often distract from the images on screen, explaining away the subtleties of a conversation or the…
Frances McDormand Shines in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Frances McDormand deserves a standing ovation for her performance as Mildred Hayes in the dark dramedy Three Billboards…
Lady Bird is Greta Gerwig’s Coming of Age Tale
One of the most buzzed about indie films at TIFF, Lady Bird is Greta Gerwig’s hilarious and sharp biopic set in her…
God’s Own Country Shares Gay Farm Romance in Rural England
God’s Own Country is a strangely unromantic and achingly beautiful film. It’s cold colour palette and quiet atmosphere…
Thelma: Lesbian Love Story Supernatural Thriller From Norway
Celebrated Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s Thelma at TIFF shares the story of a timid young woman (Eili Harboe)…
Breathe Shares an Inspiring Disabled Love Story
An inspiring true story of love, courage, and determination, Breathe at TIFF is the directorial debut of British actor…
Must Watch Foodie Films at Toronto’s Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
When it comes to bringing food and the environment together under one banner, look no further than the Planet In Focus Environmental…
Sandler and Stiller Shine in The Meyerowitz Stories
Films about family dysfunction usually fall into one of two categories. There’s the overly bombastic and almost satirical…
Indigenous Stories Come Alive at Toronto’s imagineNATIVE
Once the Toronto International Film Festival has come and gone, most film lovers retreat back into their dens exhausted…
Lesbian Love Found on Death Row in My Days of Mercy
In the heartbreaking lesbian love story My Days of Mercy at TIFF, Ellen Page holds an unbearable amount of stress on her shoulders.…
Submergence is a Tortured Tale of Love and Longing
Based on the novel by former war correspondent J.M. Ledgard, Submergence at TIFF begins with a wild love affair featuring…