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Sound of Metal: A deeply affecting portrait of a drummer whose life is upturned with the loss of his hearing

Sound of Metal: A deeply affecting portrait of a drummer whose life is upturned with the loss of his hearing

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 19, 2020Sound of Metal, TIFF 2018, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Darius Marder, Q&A, Deafness, Deaf culture, Drama, Derek Cianfrance Comments

Original-Cin Q&A: Sound of Metal Director Darius Marder on Capturing Deafness on Film

Original-Cin Q&A: Sound of Metal Director Darius Marder on Capturing Deafness on Film

By Karen Gordon

Interview, PreviewJim SlotekNovember 18, 2020Sound of Metal, TIFF 2018, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Darius Marder, Q&A, Deafness, Deaf culture, Drama, Derek CianfranceComment

The Truth: Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Nod to French Cinema Propels Ace Family Drama

The Truth: Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Nod to French Cinema Propels Ace Family Drama

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 7, 2020The Truth, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clementine Grenier, Manon Clavel, French cinema, Family drama, Film within a film, TIFF 2018Comment

Rosie: Gripping Irish Drama Explores Homelessness From a Mother’s Perspective

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJanuary 30, 2020Sarah Greene, Moe Dunford, TIFF 2018, Paddy Breathnach, Roddy Doyle, Irish, drama, HomelessnessComment

Freaks: Genre-Bending Sci-Fi Thriller Greater than the Sum of Its Parts

By Thom Ernst

ReviewSeptember 12, 2019Freaks, TIFF 2018, Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein, Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Lexy Kolker, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-fi, Horror, Psychological thrillerComment

Tel Aviv on Fire: Savvy Satire Skews Middle East Politics… and Soap Operas

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 31, 2019Tel Aviv on Fire, Satire, Middle East, Sameh Zoabi, TIFF 2018, Lubna Azabal, Kais Nashef, Yaniv Biton, Maïsa Abd ElhadComment

Maiden: Thrilling Doc on All-Female Yachting Feat an Eerie Look Back at Sexism Run Amok

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJuly 10, 2019documentaries, Alex Holmes, Tracy Edwards, Sports films, TIFF 2018, King Hussein of Jordan, Sports documentaries, Sailing, YachtingComment

Dogman: Dark Italian Drama Raised by Great Performance, Uncanny Setting

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJune 19, 2019Marcello Fonte, Matteo Garone, Dogman, TIFF 2018, italian movies, Cannes, Award winnerComment

Wild Rose: Heartwarming Tale Persuasively Tallies the Price of Chasing Dreams

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJune 19, 2019Sophie Okonedo, Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, TIFF 2018, Country music, Dramedy, BritishComment

Inside Out: LGBTQ Fest Yields Marquee Premieres, Stars, and Some Very Good Films

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey and Kim Hughes

Meeting Gorbachev: Germany’s Werner Herzog Cozies Up with Former Soviet Leader

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 15, 2019Meeting Gorbachev, Werner Herzog, TIFF 2018, documentaries, Andre Singer, Mikhail GorbachevComment

The Biggest Little Farm: Beautiful Doc Murmurs Its Strong Environmental Message

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 15, 2019The Biggest Little Farm, TIFF 2018, documentaries, John Chester, Farming, Environmental issues, AnimalsComment

JT Leroy: Fact-Based Switched-Identity Story Weirdly Shallow and Superficial

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 2, 2019JT Leroy, TIFF 2018, Justin Kelly, Laura Dern\, Kristen Stewart, Diane Kruger, Courtney Love, Madonna, fact based drama, Asia Argento, Kelvin Harrison, Jim SturgessComment

The Public: Important Social Issue Fails to Sway in Middling Drama

By Kim Hughes

ReviewApril 23, 2019The Public, Drama, TIFF 2018, Emilio Estevez, Jenna Malone, Jacob Vargas, Alec Baldwin, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gabrielle Union, Christian Slater, Taylor SchillingComment

High Life: Claire Denis’s Clinical-Spiritual Vision of Fallen Bodies

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 18, 2019High Life, Claire Denis, TIFF 2018, Robert Pattison, Juliette Binoche, Science fiction, female directors, André Benjamin, Jessie RossComment

Edge of the Knife: Beguiling Film Charts Area Where the Natural and Supernatural Mix

By Liam Lacey

Review, PreviewApril 2, 2019Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Edge of the Knife, Zacharias Kunuk, TIFF 2018, Helen Haig-Brown, Gwaai Edenshaw, Jonathan FrantzComment

Giant Little Ones: Teen Sexuality Gets Smart Twist in Canuck Coming-of-Age Story

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMarch 29, 2019Giant Little Ones, TIFF 2018, Keith Behrman, Josh Wiggins, coming of age, Canadian movies, Maria Bello, Olivia Scriven, Darren Mann, Hailey Kittle, Kyle MacLachlan, Niamh Wilson, Taylor Hickson Comment

Hotel Mumbai: Intense Docudrama Delivers Horror of Terrorism, Tropes of Disaster Pics

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMarch 28, 2019Hotel Mumbai, Anthony Maras, Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, TIFF 2018, Terrorism, disaster movie, fact-based drama, Jason Isaacs, Nazanin BoniadiComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Hotel Mumbai Director on the Dilemma of Dramatizing Mass Murder

By Liam Lacey

InterviewMarch 28, 2019Anthony Maras, Dev Patel, Hotel Mumbai, TIFF 2018, Armie Hammer, fact based drama, Terrorism, Interview, Q&AComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Darlene Naponse Boldly Busts Rules with Woman-Centric Falls Around Her

By Kim Hughes

InterviewMarch 26, 2019TIFF 2018, Darlene Naponse, Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian movies, indigenous films, Tina Keeper, Women's issues, Far north, Ontario, SistersComment