Honeymood
HONEYMOOD stands apart from other entries in the genre with its dark edge, its sense of the absurd and fantastic, and empathy for the film’s flawed, imperfect characters. Simon Bowie reviews.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Another Round (Druk)
The concept of ANOTHER ROUND reads like a bawdy comedy, but the cocktail Vinterberg and Mikkelsen shake up is altogether sharper and more complex than that. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
Wildfire
Politics is a backdrop and metaphor for the resurfacing of painful memories in WILDFIRE, a film that never deviates from the characters at the core of this drama. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
New Order (Nuevo Orden)
Michel Franco loses some of the grander points of NEW ORDER in a nihilistic spray of blood and green paint. Jim Ross reviews from TIFF 2020.
Concrete Cowboy
CONCRETE COWBOY puts a unique gloss on what could have been a tired narrative. Jim Ross reviews from TIFF 2020.
Pier Kids
Elegance Bratton’s PIER KIDS gives forgotten LGBTQ+ people a voice that shatters the illusion of progression and simultaneously demands society looks closer at disadvantaged LGBTQ+ youth. Steph Brown reviews.
One Night in Miami
Regina King’s subtle touch allows a single evening to reflect on the perception and symbolism of the achievements of four US icons and their relevance to today. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
Apples
Christos Nikou’s APPLES takes a setting adrift from the contemporary world to reflect on modern identity and memory. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
Nomadland
Chloe Zhao’s NOMADLAND is a beautiful and melancholic story embodied with heart and strength by Frances McDormand. Zhao’s film scatters the shattered remains of the American Dream amongst the breathtaking vistas of the ‘land of the free’; a romantic sonnet dedicated to a broken place. Jim Ross reviews.
Clemency
Chinonye Chukwu’s CLEMENCY is engaging and thoughtfully constructed, with a stifling atmosphere underscored by Alfre Woodard’s lead performance.