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Toronto International Film Festival : Moonage Daydream : Brett Morgen Takes Us through David Bowie’s Artist Vision
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Toronto International Film Festival : Moonage Daydream : Brett Morgen Takes Us through David Bowie’s Artist Vision

The late rock superstar David Bowie’s long career and discography established him as one of music’s great innovators and unique figures. In veteran director Brett Morgen’s unconventional documentary about the legendary creator, the film opens with Bowie discussing controversial German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and ideas about the disappearance of God. Bowie was fascinated by the…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘The Son’ is a Flawed Portrait of the Challenges of Parenting
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘The Son’ is a Flawed Portrait of the Challenges of Parenting

It’s not easy to be a parent, and one of the most challenging parts of the job is not knowing what a child will be like ahead of time. Kids are to a degree shaped by how their parents raise them, but they are also influenced by other factors and develop personality traits of their…

Abe Friedtanzer
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Empire of Light
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Empire of Light’ is a Nostalgic Look Back at the Incomparable Feel of Being at the Cinema

Going to the movies has become a very normal activity for many people, and for those who have yet to venture back to theaters given the current unstable state of the world, there is more than enough content to be accessed instantly at home. But it didn’t used to be that way, back when seeing…

Abe Friedtanzer
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘My Policeman’ Weaves Together Overlapping Love Stories
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘My Policeman’ Weaves Together Overlapping Love Stories

Not every love story gets a happy ending. The more passionate the romance, the more tragic its evolution and eventual dissolution may be. There are also people who get together and stay together yet never feel the passion they read about in books or see in movies but accept that not every marriage or partnership…

Abe Friedtanzer
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Glass Onion
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ is the Best Kind of Sequel

Making a good sequel is not easy. That’s especially true when the original is a big hit, and if a good chunk of the supporting cast isn’t returning for the new film. Part two needs to deliver something that resembles what was popular the first time, and, ideally speaking, could also be accessible to a…

Abe Friedtanzer
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Do Revenge, A Cerebral Teen Drama That Mocks The Brutality Of High School
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Do Revenge, A Cerebral Teen Drama That Mocks The Brutality Of High School

If Les Liaisons Dangereuses were set in an American high school, during the Instagram era, they would look like Netflix’s new teen drama Do Revenge. Girl power crushes the patriarchy in this entertaining film, scripted by Celeste Ballard and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and directed by the latter.  It’s story about a friendship between two marginalised…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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Triangle of Sadness
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Triangle of Sadness’ is Ruben Östlund’s Latest Biting Social Critique

Filmmaker Ruben Östlund has no problem making audiences uncomfortable. His film Force Majeure looks at the aftermath of an apparent avalanche when one husband and father’s gut reaction is to grab his phone and keys and run rather than protect his family. The Square, in addition to tackling the often pretentious nature of art, examines…

Abe Friedtanzer
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The Fabelmans
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘The Fabelmans’ is a Winning Personal Film from Steven Spielberg

It should be assumed that those who make films have a strong passion for the medium. Yet there are many different ways that filmmakers can come to that love, and in some cases, it can happen later in life and after time spent later in a career. But for many, and likely most, that key…

Abe Friedtanzer
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Decision to Leave’ is an Engrossing Romantic Mystery
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Decision to Leave’ is an Engrossing Romantic Mystery

The detective mystery is a particular genre that has evolved over time, adding new dimensions and scaling back certain elements as society changes and the nature of how crimes are committed looks very different from the way it used to years ago. But any good investigative drama should feel timeless to a degree, focused on…

Abe Friedtanzer
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The Menu
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – Class, Excess, and Revenge Are on Searchlight’s ‘The Menu’

Revenge is a dish best served cold is an expression that’s not often meant literally. But the idea of servers and cooks spitting in the food of customers who complain or are ungrateful is one that exists, even if diners would like to hope that it doesn’t actually happen all that often. Fine dining can…

Abe Friedtanzer
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Bros’ is a Thoroughly Enjoyable and Genuinely Funny Gay Romantic Comedy
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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Bros’ is a Thoroughly Enjoyable and Genuinely Funny Gay Romantic Comedy

Our society has evolved to a point of aiming for inclusion, seeking to serve underrepresented audiences and tell their stories in a way that the world can see. Yet such efforts, while typically well-intentioned, don’t always achieve what they mean to be, and often end up undercutting the very populations they aim to showcase in…

Abe Friedtanzer
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