Jessica Chastain's transformative, wholehearted performance buoys an otherwise mediocre biopic.
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TIFF 2021 film review: 'The Starling'
A bereaved mother works through her grief by trying to kill a bird in this ham-handed dramedy.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'The Guilty'
Jake Gyllenhaal's gripping performance energizes the U.S. adaptation of this claustrophobic thriller.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'The Humans'
Slice-of-life drama offers a piercing snapshot of a modern family's anxieties and presents a thoughtful rumination of the American Dream.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'Encounter'
A desperate father tries to rescue his estranged sons in this sci-fi thriller mystery.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'The Power of the Dog'
Sibling rivalry and self-loathing power this coiled Western set against the stark Montana prairie.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'The Story of My Wife'
No film needs nearly three hours to lay out why an impulsive wedding made on a dare would somehow result in a struggling marriage.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'Violet'
Justine Bateman’s psychological thriller speaks directly to anyone who has ever felt like a failure trapped by fears.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'All My Puny Sorrows'
Two sisters grapple with generational depression and the lingering pall of suicide.
TIFF 2021 film review: 'Petite Maman'
A little girl grieves the loss of her grandmother and emotional isolation from her mother in Céline Sciamma's latest drama.
'The Card Counter' film review: Insert 'witty poker pun about film that bluffs but just has a pair of 2s' here
Oscar Isaac stars as a guilt-ridden ex-con turned gambler trying to put a troubled young man on the right track.
'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' film review: Phenomenal action, even better drama
MCU-infused Wuxia flick expands the Marvel Universe into new genres & new worlds.
'Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time' film review: The true end of Evangelion
The ambitious reimaging of arguably the greatest anime series of all-time ends with the long-awaited movie that is both familiar and surprising.
'The Green Knight' film review: Eerie, surreal realization of a medieval tale
For an Arthurian story packed with the supernatural, the Knights of the Round Table and witches ... this medieval fantasy is a surreal and fantastical hero's story.
'Old' film review: M. Night's family psycho horror flick is shallow, absurd & hollow
Shyamalan's latest robs the audience of two hours they will never get back.
North Bend Film Festival movie review: 'Ayar'
This indie experimental drama defies storytelling conventions in a snapshot of life in the Land of Opportunity amid a life-disrupting pandemic.
North Bend Film Festival movie review: 'Tailgate'
An obnoxious driver offends the wrong motorist in the Dutch road rage thriller.
North Bend Film Festival movie review: 'Superior'
Estranged identical twin sisters find escape, freedom and danger when they impersonate one another.
North Bend Film Festival movie review: 'Code Name: Nagasaki'
Striking noir vignettes and candid interviews chronicle an emotionally wrought and introspective search for answers.
'Pig' film review: Somber Nicolas Cage shines in soulful, elegant & strange pig-napping drama
Imagine ‘John Wick’ - but replace piles of dead bodies with unexpected rumination of love and loss.