True Mothers is one of Naomi Kawase’s best films to date, a thoughtful drama about the shame associated with unconventional motherhood.
TIFF Review: Bandar Band is a road trip through the 2019 Iran floods
The 2019 Iran floods are the backdrop of director Manijeh Hekmat’s often lighthearted film, Bandar Band.
TIFF Review: Violation starts out well but disappoints
Violation is a cottage-country-Canada twist on the rape-revenge genre, which explores consent and the limits of revenge.
TIFF Review: Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is romantic to a fault
Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is her most technically accomplished, accessible, and sadly, conventional and sentimental work to date.
TIFF Review: Francis Lee’s Ammonite is transporting
Ammonite, Francis Lee’s follow-up to God’s Own Country transports us back to 1800s Lyme, where pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) spent her life finding, cleaning, and selling fossils.
Who is TIFF 2020 for anyway?
In this unprecedented time of pandemic, TIFF had a chance to do something special in 2020. From a place of love, we dissect the shortcomings of this year’s digital festival.