Film reviews, interviews, and previews from The GATE including annual coverage of the Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
The 28th Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday, September 7, and among the more than 200 films, I picked five films that stood out.
Well performed, concise, but underwhelming overall, Guy Nattiv’s war drama/biopic Golda succumbs to its own self-imposed limitations.
It’s probably not a good sign to walk out of a raunchy comedy like Strays and being more struck by the level of craft that went into making it than …
Overstuffed, shaggy, and only featuring a handful of chuckles, the aging adult dancer comedy Back on the Strip adds little to the lineage of Magic Mikes, Full Montys, and Chocolate …
Jules should go down well with viewers who were too young to appreciate the likes of Ron Howard’s Cocoon back in the 1980s, but are age appropriate for such a …
As blandly competent, cliched, and underwhelming as superhero movies can get, Blue Beetle squanders an opportunity to do something truly new and revolutionary in favour of pulling remainders out of …
The Eternal Memory is one of the most romantic documentaries ever put to screen. It’s also one of the most tragic.
Filmmaker Emilce Quevedo Díaz brings light and connection to her family’s story of generational trauma in the documentary We The Women, with a deeply moving, sad, and yet hopeful glimpse …
Barbie could’ve been just another piece of disposable entertainment, but it has somehow become the most fascinating and sure to be talked about films of the year.
The Deepest Breath is a documentary that will work best among those who haven’t seen a lot of nonfiction filmmaking before. Not that this is a bad thing.
