The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel Review TIFF 2020
The Plot A documentary sequel to the landmark 2003 film The Corporation. The original tackled the evolving and problematic effects of Corporations on the economy, environment and society at large. This sequel picks up that damning character assassination by examining the past 17 years of corporate crimes and misbehaviour, including the 2008 global economic collapse. [...]
Penguin Bloom Review TIFF 2020
The Plot Inspired by a true story and a bestselling book, Penguin Bloom follows the poignant journey of a family dealing with the difficult aftermath of a traumatic event whose lives are unexpectedly transformed by adopting an abandoned baby magpie. The Good Penguin Bloom is a genuinely poignant look at a families struggle to deal [...]
The Way I See It Review TIFF 2020
The Plot A documentary giving voice to former chief official White House photographer Pete Souza allowing him a platform to reflect on his lengthy career and express his views on his intimate time working in the Obama presidency and his clearly strong views on its aftermath The Good Throughout a lengthy and much lauded career [...]
Enemies Of The State Review TIFF 2020
The Plot A documentary following a seemingly ordinary American family from Indiana entangled in a bizarre web of secrets and lies after their son became a target of major U.S. government attention due to his allegedly criminal online activities, making them all in effect ‘Enemies Of the State’. The Good Enemies of The State is [...]
Mr Jones Review TIFF 2020
The Plot An aspiring young welsh journalist travels to Moscow in the hopes of uncovering the truth behind the apparent utopia of Stalin’s Soviet Union. The discoveries he makes will forever change him and the world. The Good Recent years has seen a glut of films released finally exploring history’s most infamous ‘forgotten genocide’ the [...]
One Night In Miami Review TIFF 2020
The Plot A fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and NFL superstar Jim Brown gathered to discuss their roles in the civil rights movement and the monumental cultural upheaval of the 1960s. The Good Capturing the rare magic of this instantly recognisable collection of the most important [...]
Spike Lee Documentary Opens Toronto Film Festival 2020
Director Spike Lee’s new film American Utopia has opens this year’s down scaled Toronto International Film Festival 2020. The film is a record of Talking Heads front man David Byrne’s 2019 concert show and played at two open air drive-in cinemas on Thursday. Only film fans based in the city are allowed to attend physical [...]
Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile Review
The Plot Handsome and charismatic young law student Ted Bundy becomes the centre of a sensational series of murder trials during the 1970s that suggest he may in fact be a prolific and dangerously violent serial killer, leaving his girlfriend and family struggling to know what to believe. The Good Zac Efron has gradually graduated [...]
Avengers Endgame Review
The Plot In the aftermath of failure in their climactic battle with Infinity Gauntlet wielding Thanos, the remaining Avengers unite to search desperately for a way to bring back the half of all life in the universe that has been cruelly wiped out of existence by ‘the snap’. The Good It’s an unquestionable delight for [...]
TIFF Announces New Appointments In Key Roles
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head, and Joana Vicente, Executive Director and Co-Head, today announced several appointments to the Senior Management team at TIFF. Diana Sanchez has been appointed to the newly created role of Senior Director, Film, effective April 15, 2019. Sanchez will oversee the programming strategy for the Toronto International Film Festival; TIFF Cinematheque; [...]