Reel Reviews | Aki (TIFF ’25)
In Aki, filmmaker Darlene Naponse transforms the seasonal rhythms of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek into a meditative, dialogue-free portrait of land, memory, and resilience.
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Reel Reviews | Eleanor the Great (TIFF ’25)
Scarlett Johansson steps confidently behind the camera with Eleanor the Great, a tender and deeply human debut about grief, resilience, and rediscovering community.
Reel Reviews | Eagles of The Republic (TIFF ’25)
With Fares Fares delivering one of his most layered performances yet, this final chapter in Saleh’s Cairo trilogy is sleek, paranoid, and compelling, though not without flaws.
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.
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 | 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.
Reel Reviews | Motor City (TIFF ’25)
Motor City is a gritty, stylish revenge thriller where the score often speaks louder than the characters, turning minimal dialogue into a driving force for tension and atmosphere.