And just like that…my time at TIFF is over. The festival has announced their awards today with Hamnet and No Other Choice taking the People’s Choice Award and International People’s Choice Award respectfully. I did not have a chance to see the latter but I did see the former and had some thoughts…As far as
Perfection, thy name is Ky Nam Inn. Like a Cupid’s Arrow through the heart, this movie completely enraptured me with its beautiful story, lush visuals, and heart grabbing emotions. Khang is a young translator who is endeavoring to work on a new adaptation of The Little Prince, an opportunity afforded to him due to his
There are few things I love more in movies and television than a dinner party. One of the visual mediums best settings, dinner parties are a great way to force characters to interact, put a microscope on fraying bonds, and give everyone plenty of meat to chew on, no pun intended. Dinner with Friends is
Late night thoughts on some TIFF movies, there’s only a few more things left to talk about before I complete my coverage! Between Dreams and Hope – Movies like this are a miracle. I truly couldn’t believe that this movie got made in Iran given the many things filmmakers over there have to deal with.
Time to talk pollution, by way of a kaiju movie! This week’s episode of 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla discusses a unique entry in Toho’s series, 1971’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah, aka Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (it’s official American title), from director Yoshimitsu Banno. Given the significant shift in style, the film has always been
It’s late and I am now on day 6 of my TIFF experience. No long preamble, here’s some more thoughts on films I saw: Saipan: The feel..bad? sports movie of the year? Saipan is not a bad movie at all, quite enjoyable actually. Taking us to a dramatized version of what took place when Roy