Tag: movie-review
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Gentle Monster Review – TIFF 2026
By Namah Gentle Monster is an unfortunate case of squandered potential. The mother-daughter relationship between Seydoux and Deneuve is a contemporary redux of Bergman’s Autumn Sonata. The frigid former maestro chastises her daughter, a tepid pianist who “deconstructs” male pop music at candlelit concerts, for her domestic decisions. For a female artist, the only thing…
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Ben’Imana Review – TIFF 2026
By Maggie Roberts TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE! Ben’Imana (Dusabejambo) reflects on the atrocities of the 1994 Rawandan Genocide through the eyes of women. The 2026 Caméra d’Or winner follows Vénéranda, a survivor of the genocide, as she organizes reconciliation meetings amongst Rawandan women in her village, formerly classified as Tutsi and Hutu…
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2025 In Review (Films)
Below are some films from 2025 I would recommend. Enjoy! Landmarks (Nuestra tierra) Lucretia Martel’s Landmarks is an atmospheric political documentary about the aftermath of the murder of Argentinian indigenous leader Javier Chocobar. The film takes every opportunity to trace how everyday injustices are caused by capitalism and colonialism. Her interventions on land rights, police…
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The Darkness of Girlhood in Dust Bunny and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
TIFTY TWOFERS: TIFF 2025 REVIEWS Dust Bunny and Little Amélie both privilege the full, and often messy, experience of early girlhood, be that trying to determine if you have conjured up a real man-eating monster out of your own rampant imagination, or slowly learning the painful lesson that you are not a Goddess among mere…
