The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
It’s disarming, and lovely, to see what’s essentially a spiritual growth parable rendered in Anderson’s jewel-box style.
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2023: A Canadian Looks Back at a Tumultuous Fest
A final word on TIFF 2023 from someone who knows the festival very well.
TIFF 2023 Video: Festival Highlights Including Spike Lee Receiving the TIFF Ebert Director Award
A brief video dispatch from Chaz Ebert at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
The State of the 2024 Oscar Race: The Fall Festivals Leave Burning Questions
A feature on the major question in each of the big categories after what we learned from TIFF, Venice, and Telluride.
59th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Exciting Full Line-up of Features and Shorts
The 59th Chicago International Film Festival just announced its full line-up, and it looks like a great year.
TIFF 2023: After the Fire, Achilles, The Queen of My Dreams
A look at three films from the Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery program.
TIFF 2023: Summer Qamp, Boil Alert, Songs of Earth
A TIFF dispatch on three world premiere documentaries.
TIFF 2023: The Beast, Evil Does Not Exist, Shoshana, Green Border
On four acclaimed films from TIFF, including the latest from the director of Drive My Car.
TIFF 2023: Alice & Jack, Expats, Sly
A report on three TV presentations from TIFF, including both the latest from Lulu Wang and a documentary about Sylvester Stallone.
TIFF 2023: Seven Veils, Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World, The Convert
On three TIFF films, including the latest from Atom Egoyan and Radu Jude.
TIFF 2023: Memory, The Promised Land, Origin
On three films that made their way to Toronto after premiering at Venice this year, including the latest from Ava DuVernay.
TIFF 2023: Woman of the Hour, Daddio, The New Boy
On three more films from TIFF, including a confident directorial effort from Anna Kendrick.
TIFF 2023: The Monk and the Gun, Toll, Woodland
A TIFF dispatch on three films that premiered in the festival’s Centerpiece section.
TIFF 2023: Hit Man, Knox Goes Away, Next Goal Wins
On three films from TIFF, including another banger from Richard Linklater.
TIFF 2023: Wildcat, Gonzo Girl, Orlando My Political Biography
On three films about authors: Flannery O’Connor, Hunter S. Thompson, and Virginia Woolf.
TIFF 2023: Rustin, Sing Sing
A dispatch about two TIFF films starring Colman Domingo, who was honored with a tribute award this year.
TIFF 2023: Backspot, Nyad, Lee
A dispatch from Toronto on three films about real and fictional women who push back against expectations.
TIFF 2023: Frybread Face and Me, Uproar, Close to You
A dispatch from TIFF about three coming-of-age movies, including the latest from Elliot Page.
