Seamlessly blending humour, action, social commentary, brutal flashes of violence, and old school gumshoe theatricality, Sterlin Harjo’s mystery The Lowdown comes at a tipping point in the genre. Just like …
Kaniehtiio Horn
Reviews of nine films from TIFF, including The Piano Lesson, The Wild Robot, Saturday Night, Conclave, Presence, Seeds, and Anora.
Basic, but solidly constructed and thoughtful, Seeds, the directorial debut of writer-star Kaniehtiio Horn, balances horror, comedy, and social commentary with a deft hand.
Occasionally funny, but assuredly overlong and more convoluted than it needs to be, the East Coast Canadian comedy Who’s Yer Father? breezes along on the same wave of cultural stereotypes …