TIFF ’25 Review: Exit 8 – Kawamura’s game movie has levels to it
Operating as a psychological puzzle box, Exit 8 manages to keep itself compelling, despite its repetitive nature.
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TIFF ’25 Review: No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook does it again
Chan-wook thinks like no other director in the best way, delivering a story full of lively detail.
TIFF ’25: Orwell 2+2=5 – Peck blurs reality and fiction
By using Orwell’s own journal entries from the mid-1940s as the film’s narration, 2+2=5 weaves together its narrative through the use of modern new footage in order to prove the prophetic nature of his writing.
TIFF ’25: Little Amelie or the Character of Rain – Fables of Life
[Little Amelie], among other things, highlights the beauty and charm of the small pleasures of life as seen through the eyes of a child.
TIFF ’25: Youngblood – Davis’ remake has all the right moves
By tweaking a few of the film’s key elements, Davis manages to breathe new life into the story, making this remake relevant once again. And, in doing so, he makes sure that Youngblood hits when it needs to do so.
Toxic Avenger: Not a Clean Superhero Flick
The Toxic Avenger follows Winston, a down on his luck man with a back end job at a very valuable...
Caught Stealing: Trouble and Crime in the 8th (Street)
In Caught Stealing, we follow Hank, a former Major League Baseball prospect who lost his chance at...
Splitsville: This anti-romcom blows up relationships, then puts them back together again
Sometimes, to find what you’re looking for, you need to destroy everything you know. Directed by...
Lurker: Russell’s thriller deconstructs the dark side of modern fame
Everyone wants a piece of fame. But Lurker wants to ask what the price may be. Lurker tells the...
Pools: Sinking in grief
On the surface, Pools, written and directed by Sam Hayes, is about escaping the heat into the cool...
Elio: In Space, No One Can Hear You Hurt
Sometimes, when we run from home, it can show us what it means to truly live. In Elio, Elio is a...
HollyShorts Film Festival: Based in real life
Real life is often fodder for filmmaking. Films that are “based (or inspired) by true events” are...
HollyShorts Film Festival: Slices of Jewish life
Among the hundreds of films at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, there were several...