Film-Forward

Crime

No Other Choice | TIFF 2025

Director Park Chan-wook takes as his blueprint Donald E Westlake’s lean and mean bloodbath The Ax (1997) and makes the macabre and cynical tale his own.

Motel Destino

A shimmering example of a genre that has been resurrected in an unexpected way, this time as a tropical noir.

Honey, Don’t!

Although everyone involved was clearly having fun, that enjoyment doesn’t fully translate to the screen.

Eden

Ron Howard’s new film serves up a more-than-satisfying four-course meal of gripping drama, morbid true crime, and voluptuous entertainment.

Highest 2 Lowest

Spike Lee offers a fresh spin on Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low while retaining the essence of what made the original so special.

Americana

A decent first-time effort that takes on more ideas than it can fully explore.

Sovereign

Jacob Tremblay (Room) is one of those rare actors who gives viewers everything simply by listening.

Ponyboi

A tense drug thriller with a magnetic character at its core.

Misericordia

French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie’s latest: a sinister, bizarre, funny, and sexually charged farce.