By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Based on a true story, Hustlers centres around Destiny (Constance Wu), a young stripper who becomes the protege of Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), the de facto queen of the club. When the club starts losing business during the 2008 recession, Ramona hatches a plan to make money by drugging… Read More #TIFF19 Review: Hustlers (Gala Presentations)
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Grace (Annette Bening) and Edward (Bill Nighy) are an old married couple who bicker constantly, but have stayed together for over thirty years. Edward is very quiet, and Grace is neurotic by nature, which makes their relationship somewhat volatile. In her attempts to elicit the sort of emotional… Read More #TIFF19 Review: Hope Gap (Special Presentations)
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is an 18th century artist who is commissioned to paint a portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), ahead of her arranged marriage to a Milanese businessman. Héloïse is resisting the marriage, and doesn’t want to be painted, so her mother (Valeria Golino) has hired Marianne to… Read More #TIFF19 Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Special Presentations)