Tag: TIFF
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Good Fortune – 606
Keanu Reeves gives a divine performance in the new comedy Good Fortune, but is the film as a whole a slam dunk? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Good Fortune In Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, GOOD FORTUNE, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) observes a struggling gig worker, Arj (Aziz Ansari), who is…
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TRON: Ares, Roofman, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Boots – 604
TRON: Ares is gobbledygook that fails to add anything meaningful to the franchise (except maybe a great soundtrack). Roofman is a criminally fun tie at the movies (but more fluff than anything else). Kiss of the Spider Woman gets bogged down in its own attempted grandeur. Boots is a brilliant balance of themes and tones.…
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The Smashing Machine, The Lost Bus – 602
The Smashing Machine is a slightly disjointed but overall serviceable sports biopic. The Lost Bus succeeds at the macro storytelling but goes astray in the purported main conceit. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Smashing Machine The story of legendary mixed martial arts & UFC fighter Mark Kerr. More about The Lost Bus From…
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Kenji Tanigaki for The Furious – 600
Director Kenji Tanigaki is here to chat about bringing his relentless and entertaining thriller, The Furious, to life. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Furious In a small Southeast Asian country, skilled martial artist Wang Wei’s daughter Rainy is abducted by a child trafficking ring. Wang Wei sets out on a rampage, confronting both…
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One Battle After Another, All of You, Eleanor the Great – 599
Paul Thomas Anderson is in fighting form with One Battle After Another. Brett Goldstein brings the romance to All of You. Eleanor the Great is anything but impressive. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about One Battle After Another Washed-up revolutionary Bob (DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant…
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TIFF 2025
It was our pleasure to attend TIFF 2025 for the 50th iteration of the festival. We saw 20 films at the Toronto International Film Festival (and again a special thanks to the TIFF and Rotten Tomatoes Grant Program for helping us participate). We weren’t able to screen everything there, but here’s a glimpse at what…
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Materialists, How to Train Your Dragon, The Life of Chuck, Echo Valley – 574
Celine Song continues to prove a master of relationship storytelling with Materialists. How to Train Your Dragon soars to similar levels of the animated version. The Life of Chuck will ruin and repair your heart. Echo Valley fails to reverberate with audiences. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Materialists A young, ambitious New York City…
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Friendship, The Four Seasons – 562
I think you should definitely see Friendship if you’re a Tim Robinson fan. The Four Seasons might star comedy titans but feels beyond pedestrian. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Friendship Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of…
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Bob Trevino Likes It, The Assessment – 549
Two films that could’ve gone horribly wrong but are bolstered by great performances with Bob Trevino Likes It and The Assessment. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bob Trevino Likes It BOB TREVINO LIKES IT is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger in real life while looking for…
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Nosferatu, Babygirl, A Complete Unknown – 523
Robert Eggers sinks his fangs into Nosferatu. Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson smolder in Babygirl. We’re feeling about as settled as a rolling stone after seeing the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Nosferatu A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated…