TIFF ’22 Review: ‘The Blackening’ breathes new life into meta-horror
‘The Blackening’ is a slasher comedy, featuring an all-Black cast that refuses to follow established horror movie rules.
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TIFF ’22 Review: ‘The Swearing Jar’ is a moving tale of one woman’s greatest love(s)
‘The Swearing Jar’ is about a young woman who has two unexpected beginnings that play out simultaneously over the course of the narrative.
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TIFF ’22 Review: ‘Soft’ is self-confident and unapologetic
‘Soft’ follows a three genderqueer adolescents during their summer antics, during which their bonds are tested by a mysterious disappearance.
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TIFF ’22 Review: ‘I Like Movies’ understands why you don’t like its protagonist
‘I Like Movies’ focuses on a socially-inept teen on the brink of graduation who is so obsessed with film, he’s losing touch with the real world around him.
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TIFF ’22 Review: ‘Women Talking’ is a poignant examination of trauma
‘Women Talking’ centres on a group of women who finally decide to put their safety first, but must now weigh the consequences of their actions.
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TIFF ’22 Review: ‘Broker’ brings heart to an illicit subject
‘Broker’ is an unexpectedly heartfelt dramedy about a set of unrelated individuals trying to sell a baby and the cops trying to stop them.
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TIFF ’22 Review: ‘The End of Sex’ is funny because it feels so true
‘The End of Sex’ is a romantic comedy about a happy marriage on the brink of collapse after the couple tries to spice up their sex life.
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TIFF ’21 Review: ‘Wolf’ transfixes audiences with its wild perception
‘Wolf’ is a love story within the confines of an institution for teens with extreme identity issues who are under the care of a brutal doctor.
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TIFF ’21 Review: ‘Silent Night’ effectively combines two unlikely genres
‘Silent Night’ centres on a heartwarming holiday gathering in the country that is shrouded in a cloud of impending tragedy.
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TIFF ’21 Review: ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ depicts the horrors of medical abuse
‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ is the chilling tale of a young woman committed to an asylum because her family will no longer tolerate her eccentricities.
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TIFF ’21 Review: ‘Zalava’ examines superstition and the consequences of challenging it
In ‘Zalava’, a military officer’s skepticism of the paranormal and demonic possession causes chaos in a small, remote village that relies on exorcism for its success.
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TIFF ’21 Review: ‘Night Raiders’ is a haunting fiction based on a disturbing reality
‘Night Raiders’ is an evocative genre film that draws on the trauma of the residential school system to tell its story of a military-occupied future.
