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'In Fabric' Weaves Elaborate Threads and Ropes

Directed by Peter Strickland

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2019

There's a scene in Peter Strickland's fourth film, In Fabric, where a ghoulish old man watches lustfully as the witch-like employees of his...

'Marriage Story' Is a Cathartic Divorce Story

Directed by Noah Baumbach

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2019

Marriage Story isn't a marriage story. It's a divorce story, and it poignantly reveals the ways that two people who used to love one anothe...

Retro Whodunit 'Knives Out' Is as Hilarious as It Is Clever

Directed by Rian Johnson

PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2019

A murder disguised as a suicide, a pool of suspects with plenty to gain from the victim's death, and a charismatic detective who is as clev...

TIFF Cinematheque Shares Best Films of the Decade

PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2019

The decade is coming to a close, and one of humanity's favourite ways to mark the passage of time continues to be listmaking. As such, the...

Toronto International Film Festival Lays Off 15 Employees

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2019

The Toronto International Film Festival recently wrapped its 2019 edition, and now the organization has made some major changes. In a new r...

'Varda by Agnès' Is a Fascinating Final Statement From a Film Legend

Directed by Agnès Varda

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019

A crowd filters into a room, captured in time lapse, while a director's chair with the name "Agnès" on the back sits empty onstage. Agnès V...

'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' Is a Tender, Heartwarming Film Worthy of Mister Rogers Himself

Directed by Marielle Heller

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019

The world could really use a Mister Rogers right about now. It's a sentiment I expressed in my review of last year's documentary on the bel...

'Ford v Ferrari' Is Matt Damon's New Car Ad

Directed by James Mangold

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2019

When it comes to the titular showdown of Ford v Ferrari, it's hard to give much of a shit. This is a story of corporation versus corporatio...