‘DANGEROUS ANIMALS’: Sharks and Serial Killers, Oh My!
Sean Bryne is back in the horror trenches with 'Dangerous Animals', a genre mash-up that pins its victims between hungry sharks and a psychotic serial killer played with manic madness…
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‘BALLERINA’ Floats like a Butterfly, Stings like a Flamethrower
Ana de Armas is a welcome new face (successor?) in the John Wick universe as a freshly minted female assassin on her own vengeance trail. The highs and lows should…
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‘THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME’ Another Charming, Frothy Anderson Diorama
Wes Anderson is back to his whimsical quirks with The Phoenician Scheme, a welcome-enough addition to his illustrious second act as a manicured, highbrow comedy filmmaker. The cast is A-list,…
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Eva Victor on Turning Trauma into Auteur Filmmaking with Festival Darling ‘SORRY, BABY’
Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby doesn’t announce itself. And yet, it arrives fully formed, like someone who’s spent enough time in therapy to know that the best medicine is to laugh at their own ridiculous idiosyncrasies. Premiering at Sundance, closing out Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, and now screening at SIFF, the film has quietly (and then...
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SIFF ‘25 Capsule Review: ‘COLOR BOOK’ Opens a Window into the Specificity of a Widower’s Grief
Rich in both place and emotion, shot in evocative black and white, and scored with delicate precision, Color Book is a heartbreaking tale of grief and perseverance. William Catlett gives a tremendous, pathos-drenched performance as Lucky, a father navigating sudden tragedy, alongside his son Mason (Jeremiah Alexander Daniels), who has Down syndrome, after the loss...
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SIFF ’25 Capsule Review: Irish ‘FOUR MOTHERS’ Juggles Pride, Parents, and Predictability
A perfectly pleasant — if ultimately forgettable — Irish dramedy about gay author Edvard (James McArdle), who juggles the stress of an impending U.S. book tour while caring for his stroke-recovering mother (Fionnula Flanagan) and looking after the elderly mothers his friends abandoned to attend an overseas Pride Fest. Writer-director Darren Thornton delivers a quietly...
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‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING’ Sees One Last Sunrise
A fitting sendoff, 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' represents everything the mega-franchise has come to represent in its nearly thirty-year run. The over-the-top plotting and loose editorial prowess keeps…
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‘BRING HER BACK’ Is As Bleak As A24 “Prestige Horror” Comes
Unrelentingly bleak in its exploration of grief’s demolishing power, 'Bring Her Back' unflinchingly depicts both emotional and physical violence toward children, along with some truly grotesque body horror. It goes…
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‘FRIENDSHIP’ is 100 Minutes of Pure Tim Robinson Cringe
Devotees of Tim Robinson should consider 'Friendship' a must-watch; its sidesplitting comedy is basically all extracted directly from Robinson's demented misfit persona. Those who don't vibe with his wavelength will…
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‘THUNDERBOLTS*’ Asterisks The Future of this Flailing Franchise
'Thunderbolts*' has all the right ingredients for success, including an interesting assemblage of talent in front of and behind the camera, but it's squandered on yet another MCU entry that…