TIFF ’18: Screwball – Crime and Profit

Screwball is the unbelievably true story of how a petty dispute between two petty criminals brought down the world?s highest-paid baseball player. Director Billy Corben, the outstanding documentarian of Cocaine Cowboys and six other features, illuminates the shady worlds of South Florida?s steroid scene and Major League Baseball?s complicated relationship with performance-enhancing drugs. The film…

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TIFF17: The Mountain Between Us

The Mountain Between Us tells the story of Alex (Kate Winslet) and Ben (Idris Elba), two strangers who both find themselves stuck in an airport when their respective flights are suddenly cancelled.? Anxious to get to their destination, the two strangers decide to charter a flight together to beat the system.? However, when their pilot…

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TIFF17: Beast

To?stream audio of my interview with Jessie Buckley and Michael Pearce, click here. Director Michael Pearce brings us Beast, a pseudo ?whodunit?, focusing mainly on the dark leading lady known as Moll (Jessie Buckley). This chilling and often uncomfortable tale is set on the British Channel Island of Jersey, a stunning backdrop that is metaphorically…

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TIFF17: 1%

Set in a world of motorcycle gangs, violence and crime, 1% brings us a character driven tale of loyalty, family, betrayal, and personal struggle. ?This unconventional crime genre film never actually shows us the criminal activity the Copperheads Motorcycle Club is involved in, though we know that they are raking in a profit that must…

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