The latest Israeli drama from director Nir Bergman (Saving Neta) is a stirring and uplifting tale of fatherly love, and one that should not be missed. Starring Shai Avivi (One Week and a Day) as Aharon, a divorcee who has stopped working to devote himself to being the full time caregiver for his autistic son, […]
Possessor – VIFF 2020 Review
From its opening frames until the final cut to black at the film’s grisly finish, the second film from Brandon Cronenberg (Anitviral) is a brilliant and brutal body-horror head trip that will leave you reeling and chilled to the bone. Possessor, a film very much of the moment, despite the retro-futurism that haunts its elegantly […]
Undine – VIFF 2020 Review
VIFF favorite, German auteur Christian Petzold (Phoenix) is back with a modest-scaled new film that messes with mythology, fusing magical-reality elements with modern day fairy tale vestments while also adorned in a doomed romance thriller. It’s ultimately something of a mixed bag, but Undine is also never boring and on occasion is quite radiant and […]
Jumbo – VIFF 2020 Review
“One day I’ll fly away from here,” says Jeanne (Noémie Merlant) to her boss, while on one of the most awkward dates in a film that is literally chock full of awkward dates, awful engagements, uncomfortable trysts and slews of cringey social, uhh, intercourse, in Zoé Wittock’s oddball romance, Jumbo. This is a film that […]
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10 Great 2020 Movies You Might Have Missed
2020 has certainly been a challenging year for film fans. Not only are theaters largely shutdown, but studios have been hesitant to put out new releases on streaming services and VOD outlets, leading to a dearth in new films available. Many of the most anticipated films of the year have been either pushed to undated […]
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10 Movie Classics From Scorsese’s World Cinema Project
The World Cinema Project is a special program of the Film Foundation which works to restore and preserve lost or overlooked works of cinema from across the globe. Founded by filmmaker Martin Scorsese at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the World Cinema Project has restored over forty films to date, generally from parts of the […]