Fantastic Fest 2024: The Fall, The Birthday, Wake in Fright | Festivals & Awards
Restorations are a notable portion of the Fantastic Fest program, giving movie lovers a chance to see a handful of films on the big screen for the first time in…
Restorations are a notable portion of the Fantastic Fest program, giving movie lovers a chance to see a handful of films on the big screen for the first time in…
All of our coverage of the 2024 Fantastic Fest. “Apartment 7A“ “House of Spoils“ “MadS“ “Memoir of a Snail“ “Never Let Go“ “Planet B“ “The Rule of Jenny Pen“ “U…
At my first Fantastic Fest, I’ve been struck by the quality of the programming. Where else can you see the Palme d’Or winner (“Anora,” which I finally caught up with…
A portal to all of our coverage of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Enjoy! BRIAN TALLERICO “40 Acres“ “Addition“ “All We Imagine as Light“ “The Assessment“ “Babygirl“ “Bird“ “Conclave“…
Three films that feel like they could be in the conversation come awards season comprise this Toronto International Film Festival dispatch of second takes on flicks we already hit at…
In my final dispatch from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I watched three films about families in crisis. In Edward Burns’s drama “Millers in Marriage,” three fifty-something siblings contend…
At first glance, it would seem that Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her soon-to-be brother-in-law Julius (Jacob Elordi) might be harboring some secret feelings for each other. They hold hands and…
One theme that connects many films at this year’s festival is that of internal journeys that force external ones. In writer Durga Chew-Bose’s directorial debut, she adapts Françoise Sagan’s coming-of-age…
TIFF is such a massive festival that it’s remarkably difficult even with a staff as large as ours (five people here with varying assignments) to even get to half of…
Patterns emerge at film festivals, and the opening night of Toronto 2024 might suggest there’s something wrong with the men of America. Whether it’s a boxer brutally abusing his body,…