True Mothers is one of Naomi Kawase’s best films to date, a thoughtful drama about the shame associated with unconventional motherhood.
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TIFF Review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel is less than necessary
Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan’s The New Corporation is a documentary sequel to The Corporation that’s not as radical as it thinks it is.
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: Bosnian genocide drama Quo Vadis, Aida? grapples with complicity
Jasmila Žbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, a harrowing drama about the 1995 Bosnian genocide, is one of the best films of TIFF 2020. Find out why…
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.