Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21

LFF 2021: The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch is a clear case of self-interested ego

Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/13/21

VIFF 2021: Benediction

Benediction will be adored by fans of the auteurs' previous work and for those in need of an unconventional biopic

Jak Luke Sharp 10/12/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/12/21

LFF 2021: Brother’s Keeper

Brother's Keeper is a dark and often emotively brooding drama

Jak Luke Sharp 10/12/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/12/21

LFF 2021: The Taking

Alexandre O Philippe's The Taking is an immersive and educational experience

Randy Burrows 10/12/21 Randy Burrows 10/12/21

TIFF 2021: Flee

Flee is as poignant as it is harrowing

Randy Burrows 10/12/21 Randy Burrows 10/12/21

TIFF 2021: Burning

Burning does not educate, articulate, or resonate in any particular way that is powerful

Randy Burrows 10/12/21 Randy Burrows 10/12/21

TIFF 2021: The Rescue

The Rescue does amazing emotional work

Randy Burrows 10/11/21 Randy Burrows 10/11/21

TIFF 2021: You Are Not My Mother

You Are Not My Mother features adequate visuals, but it never latches onto any meaningful iconography

Randy Burrows 10/11/21 Randy Burrows 10/11/21

TIFF 2021: Anatolian Leopard

Anatolian Leopard is filled with mood, albeit the consistent, steady mood of a rather un-relatable and tiring old man

Randy Burrows 10/11/21 Randy Burrows 10/11/21

TIFF 2021: OUT OF SYNC

Despite that compelling hook, the OUT OF SYNC script is a bit of a lost cause

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LFF 2021: Mothers of the Revolution

Mothers of the Revolution is a well-executed and produced documentary

Jak Luke Sharp 10/9/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/9/21

LFF 2021: The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall is an immersive and consistently entertaining thrill ride

Alina Faulds 10/9/21 Alina Faulds 10/9/21

TIFF 2021: Belfast

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is his most personal and sweet film to date

Alina Faulds 10/9/21 Alina Faulds 10/9/21

TIFF 2021: Oscar Peterson: Black + White

A fitting tribute to the piano virtuoso, perfectly capturing how his music and Peterson himself became so beloved

Randy Burrows 10/8/21 Randy Burrows 10/8/21

TIFF 2021: Medusa

Any poignancy in the social commentary is lost in Medusa’s shaky efforts to balance its character arcs

Randy Burrows 10/8/21 Randy Burrows 10/8/21

TIFF 2021: Terrorizers

Terrorizers is an impressive modern thriller

Jak Luke Sharp 10/7/21 Jak Luke Sharp 10/7/21

LFF 2021: The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

Casual audiences will find this documentary utterly impenetrable to access

Randy Burrows 10/7/21 Randy Burrows 10/7/21

TIFF 2021: After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

After Blue is completely inaccessible

Randy Burrows 10/7/21 Randy Burrows 10/7/21

TIFF 2021: Inexorable

Inexorable is a character-driven thriller that avoids convention as much as it demands attention

Randy Burrows 10/6/21 Randy Burrows 10/6/21

TIFF 2021: Official Competition

Official Competition is not a comedy that sets out for the belly laugh