Category: Review
Review: Lizzie
On the 4th August 1892, the town of Fall River, Massachusetts, had its course of history changed forever. The bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden,…
Her Time to Shine: RBG Review
“I ask no favor for my sex, all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
Review: Destroyer
One positive that can be said about Destroyer, is that it takes the typically male-driven crime thriller genre, and demonstrates it through the female lens….
Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Superhero movies are a dime a dozen these days. We’re reaching peak fatigue, thanks to at least half a dozen comic book adaptations being dished…
Review: Mary Queen of Scots
Scotland is cool again. From the country’s political atmosphere, striving for independence; the sexiness of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander; followed by hot-Scot director, David Mackenzie’s, Outlaw…
The Dawn Wall Review
You may not know this about me; but as a child I was really into climbing. I would climb every tree I came across, zooming…
Review: Burning
When Burning first opens, it seems like we’re in for a simple “Boy meets girl” story. But as soon as the girl calls for her…
Not the Brightest 'Star' Out There: A Star is Born Review
I really wanted to like A Star is Born. Like most film enthusiasts, I read the reviews and tweets coming out of Telluride and Toronto and…
Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
As the tagline suggests, If Beale Street Could Talk is about trusting love all the way. The film is about finding love and optimism when…
Review: Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built
Lars Von Trier is a sadist, and I’m sure he would agree with me on that point. He is probably the leading provocateur in cinema…
Hopes and Dreams: Eighth Grade Review
Eighth Grade follows Kayla Day as she endures her last week of middle school. These last few years have been hell for her. Not because she’s…
Review: Suspiria (2018)
To do a remake of the 1977 classic Suspiria, one would have to do a remake that is completely brazen and bold considering how crazed…
The Favourite: A Battle Between Femininity and Masculinity in Court Politics
The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, brings a modern edge to the traditional costume drama, about power and influence that rests on constantly shifting sands,…
Review: Beautiful Boy
Having a certain amount of buzz going into TIFF can be as much a curse as it is a blessing. And it’s reasonable to say…