Focusing on the week?following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, JACKIE follows?on the life?of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Natalie Portman) as she is forced to simultaneously grapple with her husband’s death, the demands of her position and the eyes of the public. ?Framed around an interview with Jackie, the narrative form allows for…
Terrence Malick is an acquired taste. The mysterious director has built a prolific career, to be sure, but his style of filmmaking can be polarizing, with it’s emphasis on visual narratives and fractured style. ?Some have written him off as self-indulgent while others have looked upon him as a prophetic and profound. Personally, I fall…
When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team, led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams), is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers — and to find them, she will take a chance that?could threaten her…
Okay, don’t judge me. The truth is that this film was nowhere near my radar for films this week at TIFF. ?Not at all. ?Although it was directed by Oscar winner Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs), the idea of spending money to see Timberlake sing his?hits on the big screen simply wasn’t on my…
Released at Sundance earlier this year, the film sparked a bidding war the likes of which?the festival had never seen before (and eventually settled at Fox Searchlight for an amazing?$17.5M, the highest in the festival’s history. ?With a timely subject matter (especially in the heat of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy) and buzz-worthy visuals, Nate Parker’s film…
The underlying issue of the film is really about belief and disbelief. Why is it that some people are so willing to not believe something? And the antithesis is also important: why are some people willing to believe something?
The cost of higher education continues to soar. In the past, public universities were often much cheaper, allowing more people to attend because states provided most to the money for the schools. No more. In 1980, such funding peaked in the area of 70%, in 2012 it was only 12%.
Part documentary, part concert experience, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is a film that needs to be experienced in person in order to appreciate its full effect.
Back in 1984, director brother Joel and Ethan Coen teamed with first-time cinematographer Barry Sonnefeld to deliver their first feature film,?Blood Simple. They would go on to work together again on Raising Arizona and?Miller’s Crossing, but their combined filmography includes?O Brother, Where Art Thou?,?No Country For Old Men,?Men in Black, Fargo,?Get Shorty, and a host…
Somerset, England. Trainee veterinarian Clover Catto (ELLIE KENDRICK, Game of Thrones)?returns to the farm where she grew up after hearing news that her brother Harry has died?an apparent suicide. Finding the family home in ruins following recent floods that devastated the area, Clover is forced to confront her?difficult?father Aubrey ? about the farm, the livestock…
