In part two of our podcast discussion of TIFF 2020, we go behind the scenes at TIFF and discuss films like One Night in Miami and Pieces of A Woman, plus some of the best and worst films of the festival.
Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF Review: Shadow in the Cloud is a film of two halves
Shadow in the Cloud is a strange Frankenstein of director Roseanne Liang’s feminist perspective and the ludicrous sensibilities of screenwriter Max Landis, who was removed from the project after numerous sexual assault allegations.
The 17 best performances at TIFF ’20
Seventh Row’s editors pick the 17 best performances at TIFF ’20, from Kate Winslet in Ammonite to the cast of One Night in Miami.
TIFF Review: Beans offers a child’s eye view of the Oka crisis
Tracey Deer’s Beans is a deeply flawed but incredibly moving about a 12-year-old Mohawk girl’s political awakening during the Oka crisis.
The 16 best films of TIFF ’20
Seventh Row’s editors pick the best films of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), from Ammonite to Inconvenient Indian.
TIFF Review: Akilla’s Escape is a tempered Saul Williams showcase
Charles Officer’s Akilla’s Escape works best at its most stripped back, but too often the film gets caught up in tired crime tropes.