TIFF 2021: ‘Inexorable’ Revels in the Delights of Human Vulnerability
Director Fabrice du Welz’s Inexorable, playing at TIFF 2021, is a satisfying thriller that encourages viewers to pull at its exposed thematic threads.
Toronto International Film Festival 2021
TIFF 2021: The Inquisitive Soul of ‘Bergman Island’
Bergman Island is a gentle story about creativity and love, and it explores these themes with a surprisingly inquisitive soul.
TIFF 2021: Immigration Influenced ‘Silent Land’ Challenges Easy Judgement
Resisting the temptation to critique the bourgeoise, Aga Woszczyńska’s’ Silent Land, screened at TIFF 2021, is shaped by Europe’s immigration crisis.
TIFF 2021: ‘Nobody Has to Know’ Prompts Self-Awareness
Director Bouli Lanners’ Nobody Has to Know, playing at TIFF 2021, is a tender love story that offers a respite from the pain of lost identity.
TIFF 2021: Immigration Film ‘The Odd-Job Men’ Asks for Empathy
Director Neus Ballús’ The Odd-Job Men (Sis dies corrents), playing at TIFF 2021, encourages our better angels amidst fear of change.
TIFF 2021: Steve Pink’s ‘The Wheel’ Scratches at Love’s Wounds
Director Steve Pink’s clear-eyed look at intimate relationships, The Wheel, playing at TIFF 2021, is as much about its audience as its characters.
TIFF 2021: Women’s Intellectual Freedom and The Mad Women’s Ball
Director Mélanie Laurent’s The Mad Women’s Ball (TIFF 2021) is an unsettling work about two precocious women that are held down by patriarchal society.