The Gravedigger’s Wife | TIFF 2021
From Somalia, a family drama that ranks high among the gems of the festival.
Film-Forward
As in Heaven; Petite Maman; The Hill Where Lionesses Roar | TIFF 2021
This year, the festival has been reduced to its purest form, as a celebration of new works from around the world, apart from parties and in-person buzz.
Lakewood; The Guilty | TIFF 2021
How do you make a film under Covid restrictions? Two movies demonstrate how two story lines were shaped by self-isolation, with minimal physical interaction among their casts.
The Rescue | TIFF 2021
The moment-to-moment and day-by-day retelling of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue feels fresh off the press.
Dune | TIFF 2021
Director Denis Villeneuve turns Frank Herbert’s multilayered, 1965 sci-fi classic novel into an involving adventure.
The Card Counter
Restraint is the name of the game in Paul Schrader's new film.
In the Same Breath | Sundance Film Festival 2021
When confronted with early indications of a deadly pandemic, the governments of China and the United States eerily reacted in the same manner.
The Lost Leonardo
How did a damaged painting appearing on the art market out of nowhere become known—and marketed—as a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci?
Sabaya
Women, armed only with cell phones, infiltrate a refugee camp in northern Syria to rescue other Yazidi women and girls held captive in this riveting documentary.