Film reviews, interviews, and previews from The GATE including annual coverage of the Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
Sentimental Value, the latest from writer-director Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World, Oslo August 31st), includes a lot of thematic material the filmmaker has dabbled in before (sexual …
The frantic and frenetic Caught Stealing is a wild, bloody, and frequently funny change of pace for director Darren Aronofsky. In typical Aronofsky fashion, there’s a lot of darkness and …
With The Toxic Avenger, writer-director Macon Blair attempts to breathe some new life into the adventures of New Jersey’s greatest superhero, but the results are mixed and sludgy. While it’s …
The Roses is a movie at war with itself. That’s somewhat ironic considering it’s an adaptation of William Adler’s 1981 novel The War of the Roses (previously made into a …
TIFF 2025 is the festival’s 50th anniversary, and for all of the film lovers out there, the lineup is very exciting. It also happens to be my 25th TIFF, since …
With the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival just over a week away, we’re deep into planning our schedules. While we have the privilege and honour of seeing …
Compensation is a decades spanning drama that embodies the sentiment of doing something “with love and struggle.” That classic phrase is employed poignantly and literally within the text of director …
Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary Shari and Lamb Chop lovingly examines the life and career of a pop culture icon and her impact on an entire industry. A Jewish girl from the …
A fun and stylish entry into the canon of films about getaway drivers, Eenie Meanie starts off in a simple place before expanding into something refreshingly deeper than one might …
The darkly comedic detective yarn Honey Don’t! finds director and co-writer Ethan Coen making the same mistakes that were made on their last project alongside co-writer and life partner Tricia …
