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Misdeal

September 17, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments First Reformed, Oscar Isaac, Paul Schrader, The Card Counter, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan

‘The Card Counter’: Paul Schrader’s uneasy mix of torture porn and poker melodrama

Maria Chapdelaine

‘Maria Chapdelaine’, Post-Racial French-Canadian Heroine?

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Alanis Obomsawin, Maria Chapdelaine, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Where Is Anne Frank

Films at this year’s TIFF broaden the discourse

Jia Zhangke

Jia Zhangke Gets His Closeup on Criterion

September 14, 2021September 16, 2021 Nevin Thompson 0 Comments A Touch of Sin, Ash Is Purest White, Jia Zhangke, Still Life

A full retrospective of the Chinese auteur’s works, now available

Featured Stories FILM

‘Dune’ Stuns IMAX Crowds in Toronto

September 14, 2021September 16, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Antoine Fuqua, David Lynch, Denis Villenueve, Dug Dug, Dune, Frank Herbert, Hany Abu-Assad, Huda's Salon, IMAX, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

And other highlights from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

Dear Evan Hansen

Featured Stories FILM Theater

Oh Dear, ‘Evan Hansen’

September 13, 2021September 14, 2021 Sara Stewart 1 Comment amandla stenberg, Amy Adams, Ben Platt, Cats, Dear Evan Hansen, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Stephen Chbosky, You Will Be Found

The film adaptation of the popular musical about teen anxiety is super awkward

Turning Point

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix Politics

‘Turning Point’ Brings Home the Horror and Tragedy of 9/11

September 10, 2021September 15, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments 9/11, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Guantanamo Bay, Osama bin Laden, Turning Point, War on Terror

The ‘War On Terror’ was a failure

Cinderella

FILM TELEVISION

Cinderella, Inc.

September 8, 2021September 10, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Amazon Studios, Cinderella, Disney, Pierce Brosnan, Rapunzel

Amazon’s patchy new ‘Cinderella’ musical is a weird paean to woke capitalism

movies

The Movies are Back For Good

September 7, 2021September 9, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Candyman, Free Guy, movies, Shang-Chi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Don’t let them go away again

Shang-Chi

‘Shang-Chi,’ a Kung-Fu Hero With Daddy Issues

September 2, 2021September 9, 2021 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Awkwafina, Black Panther, Bruce Lee, Destin Daniel Cretton, Fu Manchu, Ip Man, Jackie Chan, John Woo, Kim's Convenience, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Meng'er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Shang-Chi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu, Tony Leung

Tony Leung steals the show in the latest Marvel offering

Bob Ross

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM

The Bob Ross Wars

September 2, 2021September 16, 2021 Rachel Llewellyn 1 Comment Annette Kowalski, Ben Falcone, Bob Ross, Dolly Parton, Happy Accidents Greed and Betrayal, Keanu Reeves, LeVar Burton, Melissa McCarthy, Ted Lasso, The Joy of Painting, twitter

The Internet is going to war for the beloved artist after film alleges business rip-off

Candyman

Don’t Say His Name

August 27, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bernard Rose, Candyman, Jordan Peele, Kara Walker, Nia DaCosta, Philip Glass, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Yahya Adbul-Mateen II

Sweets to the sweet in Nia DaCosta’s wicked ‘Candyman’ reboot

Free Guy

‘Free Guy,’ a Classic Comedy for Non-Player Characters

August 12, 2021August 7, 2021 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Free Guy, Joe Keery, Matt Lieberman, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy, Taika Waititi, Zak Penn

A video-game movie that non video-game people can love

Swan Song

Udo Kier Gets Fabulous in ‘Swan Song’

August 10, 2021August 7, 2021 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Swan Song, Todd Stephens, Udo Kier

A legendary character actor’s first leading role in 50 years

Trejo

Actors CREATORS FILM Memoir NON-FICTION

Trejo’s Progress

August 10, 2021August 20, 2021 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Charles Bronson, Con Air, Danny Trejo, Donal Logue, Trejo

An ex-gangster’s crazy ride to Hollywood on the sober express

The Suicide Squad

‘The Suicide Squad’ is Mostly Painless

August 6, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Idris Elba, James Gunn, John Cena, Joker, King Shark, Margot Robbie, Peter Capaldi, The Suicide Squad, Todd Phillips, Wonder Woman

Corporate irreverence, efficiently delivered

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