‘No Ordinary Man’ Review: Riveting Dive Into the Past Heralds the Future of Trans Cinema
TIFF: A fascinating meta portrait of pianist Billy Tipton, a transgender man who died in 1989, as told by trans masculine actors and thinkers.
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‘Wildfire’ Review: Intense Debut About Traumatized Sisters with a Tragic Real-Life Backstory
TIFF: Star Nika McGuigan, who plays one half of a sibling set dealing with old psychic wounds, died while this wrenching film was in post-production.
‘180 Degree Rule’ Review: Promising Iranian Drama Collapses Under Baffling Character Choices
TIFF: Farnoosh Samadi’s feature directorial debut works hard to introduce a compelling leading lady, only to dismantle her through a salacious, ugly drama.
‘Falling’ Review: Lance Henriksen Is a Bad Dad for the Ages in Viggo Mortensen’s Directorial Debut
TIFF: Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut is as sincere and unusual as you might expect from one of Hollywood’s most unclassifiable stars.
‘The New Corporation’ Review: A Timely Documentary Sequel That’s More Unfortunate than Necessary
TIFF: Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan’s scattershot exposé of corporate malfeasance is horrifying but largely unhelpful.
‘Violation’ Review: A Repulsive Rape Revenge Thriller That Flays Toxic Masculinity
TIFF: A flailing woman exacts a cruel punishment in this visually sumptuous but heavy-handed feminist thriller.
‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ Review: A Gripping and Tragic Feminist Drama About Bosnian Genocide
TIFF: Jasmila Žbanic’s finely crafted epic exposes unspeakable Bosnian War horrors through the eyes of a mother and UN translator.
‘Spring Blossom’ Review: A Stellar Filmmaking Debut Hampered by Strained Acting
TIFF: Suzanne Lindon cast herself as a teenager in the coming-of-age tale, a misstep that often obscures her strong directing and writing choices.
’76 Days’ Review: A Harrowing Look Inside the Lockdown in Wuhan
TIFF: One of the first documentaries about the pandemic, this fly-on-the-wall portrait of China’s medical workers is history in the making.
‘The Inheritance’ Review: A Beguiling Postmodern Collage of Black Activism and Art
TIFF: Part documentary, part narrative, Ephraim Asili’s feature debut is a Godardian meta movie about what drives diasporic storytelling.
Alfonso Cuarón on ‘Disappointing’ Oscar Inclusion Rules and Supporting a Rising Indian Filmmaker
The filmmaker, an executive producer on the Indian festival-winner “The Disciple,” explains why he’s keen on supporting new talent.
‘Good Joe Bell’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Leads a Wrenching True Tale About the Price of Forgiveness
TIFF: Wahlberg might not hit every raw note in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s delicate drama, but newbie Reid Miller is always there to pick up the slack.
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