By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Writer-director Stephen Karam confidently adapts his own Tony-winning play for the screen in The Humans, crafting an intense and engaging family drama that comes to life with the help of a small but mighty six person ensemble cast. The film unfolds over the course of Thanksgiving Day, and… Read More #TIFF21 Review: The Humans (Special Presentations)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Based on a novel by Laura Santullo, who co-directs the film version alongside Mexican filmmaker Rodrigo Plá, The Other Tom focuses on Elena (Julia Chavez), a single mother living in El Paso, Texas with her nine year old son Tom (Israel Rodriguez). Elena is barely making ends meet,… Read More #TIFF21 Review: The Other Tom (Contemporary World Cinema)

By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín reinvigorated the biopic formula in 2016 with Jackie, offering a complex portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following her husband’s assassination, featuring a bravura performance by Natalie Portman. Now Larraín pulls off a similar magic trick in Spencer, which similarly hones in on a… Read More #TIFF21 Review: Spencer (Special Events)