14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (542+ words) As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival. Paul…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (602+ words) “Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature. The David Corenswet-starring "Mr. Irrelevant…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (604+ words) To say it blew the roof off the place would be an understatement. I don't think I've ever seen a Toronto audience — any festival audience — embrace a movie the way they did last night. Marvel killed “Blade,” so now here…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (550+ words) The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film. Cory Finley, a talented filmmaker, has directed three films so far:…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (764+ words) I can confirm that Joel Coen’s “Jack of Spades” is based on Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel “The Alien: A Story of Middle Age.” It’s a ghost story. A gothic mystery. Stone and Parker’s “Whitney Springs” still isn’t finished. The budget has…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (553+ words) We’re just 24 days away from its release, yet there doesn’t seem to be much excitement building around this film. The marketing has not worked. This looks like something Eastwood would have released in the aughts? More specifically, in 2005 or 2006, when…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (591+ words) It pains me to say this, but Casey Affleck’s “Company,” as beautifully shot as it might be—by eight different cinematographers, no less—has a story, or stories, that just don’t take off. John Malkovich, just a day after entering…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (605+ words) Phoenix is set to reunite with Mills on this next film, which is being distributed by A24 and starts shooting January 2027. This will be Phoenix’s first film since “Eddington.” Mulaney will star as wisenheimer Agent Maxwellg Smart. Seth Grahame-Smith (“Now You…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (639+ words) Daniel Kaluuya took a sabbatical from acting back in 2022. There have been many theories as to why, but the important thing is he’s finally back, starring in this fall’s Chris Rock-directed “Misty Green.” Zeller’s feature debut, “The Father,” was an…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (590+ words) In the Academy’s 97-year history, no documentary has ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? Fielder’s doc is being tipped as potentially making history — but is it even non-fiction? Brady Corbet's “The Origin of the World,” his X-Rated epic…...