Reel Reviews | Whistle (TIFF ’25)
Who knew you could become famous for whistling? Christopher Nelius’ charming documentary Whistle takes audiences inside the quirky but surprisingly moving world of the Masters of Musical Whistling competition.
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Reel Reviews | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle
With jaw-dropping visuals, operatic battles, and heartbreaking character arcs, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle isn’t just another anime film — it’s a bold entry into the tradition of Japanese epic cinema.
Reel Reviews | The Long Walk
Stephen King’s first novel finally makes it to the big screen and under Francis Lawrence’s direction, The Long Walk is a brutal, emotionally draining meditation on survival, friendship, and authoritarian cruelty.
Reel Reviews | Bad Apples (TIFF ’25)
Saoirse Ronan anchors Bad Apples, a pitch-black comedy thriller that asks how far a teacher might go when the system refuses to help.
Reel Reviews | Nouvelle Vague (TIFF ’25)
Richard Linklater revisits one of cinema’s great revolutions in Nouvelle Vague, a witty, reverent, and chaotic dramatization of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.
Reel Reviews | The Furious (TIFF ’25)
With Mo Tse’s “fists of fury” leading the charge, this Hong Kong action spectacle delivers bone-crunching fights, emotional weight, and one of the year’s most thrilling finales.
Reel Reviews | Wayward
Mae Martin’s series takes viewers into the sinister heart of a seemingly idyllic town, where Toni Collette’s chilling performance as the manipulative head of a “troubled teen” academy anchors a story steeped in secrets, control, and psychological dread.
Reel Reviews | Frankenstein (TIFF ’25)
With Oscar Isaac as the obsessed scientist and Jacob Elordi as his anguished creation, this adaptation explores not just monsters, but the cruelty of those who make them.