Hisham Zaman's film A Happy Day follows a group of teenagers in a remote refugee centre on the cusp of adulthood and thus, deportation. Find all of our TIFF …
Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
TIFF 23 Film Review: Hanna Slak’s Not a Word and Ninna Pálmadóttir’s Solitude
Hanna Slak's Not a Word and Ninna Pálmadóttir's Solitude are predictable films about intergenerational connections between lonely people but are elevated by …
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TIFF 23 Film Review: Nabin Subba’s A Road to a Village
Nabin Subba's film A Road to a Village follows a family in a remote mountainous village in Nepal where the new road to the city brings modernity but threatens …
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TIFF 23 Film Review: Pawo Choyning Dorji’s The Monk and the Gun
Pawo Choyning Dorji’s film The Monk and the Gun is a warm, light-hearted, often funny story of a place shifting from one way of life to another, uncertain …
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TIFF 23 Film Review: Pema Tseden’s Snow Leopard
Set in the high altitudes of the Tibetan Plateau, against stunning mountains and lakes, Pema Tseden's final film Snow Leopard is a call for empathy, not just …
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Bank of Dave is a heartwarming showcase for Rory Kinnear
Chris Foggin's film Bank of Dave is a showcase for the great theatre actor Rory Kinnear who proves he can also play a Tom Hanks-esque leading man. Bank of Dave …
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