#TIFF23 Review: Hell of a Summer (Midnight Madness)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7th to 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things fame makes the jump to filmmaking with Hell of a Summer, a pretty fun 1980s throwback slasher movie that he co-directed… Read More #TIFF23 Review: Hell of a Summer (Midnight Madness)

#TIFF23 Review: Gonzo Girl (Discovery)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7th to 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Inspired by Cheryl Della Pietra’s autobiographical book of the same name, which was drawn from the author’s time working as Hunter S. Thompson’s personal assistant in… Read More #TIFF23 Review: Gonzo Girl (Discovery)

#TIFF23 Review: The Dead Don’t Hurt (Special Presentations)

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7th to 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. For his second directorial effort, following his underrated 2020 debut Falling, actor Viggo Mortensen sets his sights on making a classical Western. The result is The… Read More #TIFF23 Review: The Dead Don’t Hurt (Special Presentations)

#TIFF23 Review: Rustin (Special Presentations)

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7th to 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. The latest film from director George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Rustin is a solid Netflix biopic of gay civil right’s leader Bayard Rustin, that… Read More #TIFF23 Review: Rustin (Special Presentations)

New This Week (09/15/2023): A Haunting in Venice, Golden Delicious, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of September 15th, 2023. Theatrical Releases: A Haunting in Venice (Wide Release): The third film in director-star Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie murder mystery series, finds detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) investigating a murder during a seance in Venice, with an all-star cast that includes recent Best Actress winner… Read More New This Week (09/15/2023): A Haunting in Venice, Golden Delicious, & More!