By: Myles Herod – One of the details that The Fabelmans gets just right is how family and home shapes one’s journey from adolescence and beyond. The movie is about the Fabelmans, computer engineer Burt and former concert pianist Mitzi (Paul Dano and Michelle Williams) who have built a good life through hard work and … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kira Guloien, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Sarah Polley, among others, attended the premiere for Women Talking on September 13th at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Women Talking deals with women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile with their faith after a series of sexual … Continue reading
By: Myles Herod – One of the most interesting aspects about Holy Spider is the film’s atypical construction, which amplifies suspense even while simultaneously revealing everything one would want to know. It’s a thriller based on inspired true events in the early 2000s –notably family man Saeed, an Iranian war veteran-turned-serial killer of 16 sex … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Tilda Swinton attended the premiere for The Eternal Daughter on September 11th at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The Eternal Daughter deals with an artist and her elderly mother who confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.
Photos by: Myles Herod – Hugh Jackman attended the premiere for The Son on September 12th at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The Son follows Peter and his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby. His Life is suddenly thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas. … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Minnie Driver attended the premiere for Chevalier on September 11th at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Chevalier is on the true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer … Continue reading
By: Myles Herod – Typically, the two basic approaches to obesity in cinema are to regard it as tragic or comic. In director Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, he has somehow avoided both. And unfortunately, therein lays its fatal flaw. Here’s a movie with the unique distinction of creating in its audience an almost unremitting anxiety … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor and others attended the premiere for Raymond and Ray last night (Sept. 12th) at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Raymond and Ray is an intricate drama shot through with audacious gallows humour. The latest from writer-director Rodrigo García, Raymond and Ray stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke as … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Keegan-Michael Key, Lyric Ross, Henry Selick and Jordan Peele attended the premiere for Wendell and Wild last night (Sept. 11th) at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Wendell and Wild follows two devious demon brothers Wendell and Wild who have to face their arch-enemy with the help of the nun Sister … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Director Steven Spielberg premiered his upcoming coming-of-age drama film titled The Fabelmans last night (Sept. 10th) at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Stars Seth Rogan, Michelle Williams, and Paul Dano also attended. The Fabelmans, which is set for release on November 11th, 2022, is directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg … Continue reading