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'Monster' Review: Kore-Eda Hirokazu's Stirring Drama Shifts The Perspective | TIFF 2023

Director-editor Kore-eda Hirokazu's perspective-shifting drama Monster (怪物 in Japanese) not only challenges the definition of the word in th

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'Slow' Review: Exploring Bodies & Unconventional Yet Intimate Relationships | HIFF 2023

Sometimes, however, a story can be worth enduring some of it, such is the case with Slow (Tu man nieko neprimeni in Lithuanian), writer-dire

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'Flora And Son' Review: Eve Hewson Riffs & Finds A Sweet Harmony With Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Director, writer and co-composer John Carney's musical dramedy Flora And Son isn't afraid to play ball in that sense. Eve Hewson stars as ti

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'Smugglers' Review: Ryoo Seung-Wan's Crowd-Pleaser Dives Deep With Kim Hye-Soo | TIFF 2023

There's absolutely no shortage of it or any other kind of character quirks in Smugglers (밀수 in Korean), directed by Ryoo Seung-wan and co-wr

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'The Teachers' Lounge' Review: School Becomes An Idealistic Battleground | TIFF 2023

Taking a long, hard look at nobility, differences in perspective and consequences within a school system is The Teachers' Lounge (Das Lehrer

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'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person' Review: Undeadpan Vampiric Hijinks | TIFF 2023

Director and co-writer Ariane Louis-Seize announces herself to the world with her debut feature Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal

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Quick Reviews: 'Sanctuary', 'Beau Is Afraid' | Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Joaquin Phoenix

We're checking in because of psychological chamber drama Sanctuary, directed by Zachary Wagon and written by Micah Bloomberg, which tackles

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'Gran Turismo' Review: Archie Madekwe, David Harbour & Orlando Bloom Need To Take A Lap

Based on the racing simulation video game franchise of the same name, sports drama Gran Turismo is possibly easier to approach when it's des

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'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Review: Chris Pine & Michelle Rodriguez Play Their Roles

Those last two things are true when it comes to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, a fantasy comedy which is based on the role-playing

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Quick Reviews: 'Nimona', 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' | Colourful Animated Adventures

After a tumultuous production history, sci-fi adventure Nimona has indeed arrived to the big screen by way of adaptation as it's based on a