By John Corrado Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) gets a much deserved starring role in All That She Wants, a very enjoyable Canadian romantic-comedy from co-directors Scarlett Bermingham and Andrew Rhymer. It’s the sort of film that hits the rom-com beats and does them all very well, while adding some fresh twists to the genre. Murphy… Read More #TIFF26 Review: All That She Wants (Special Presentations)
By John Corrado A local community theatre provides the backdrop for The Debut, Jesse Eisenberg’s third film as a director following his Oscar-winning A Real Pain. If that film was defined not only by its brilliant writing but also the performances of Eisenberg himself and Best Supporting Actor winner Kieran Culkin, this one is built… Read More #TIFF26 Review: The Debut (Special Presentations)
By John Corrado Adam Samuels (Taron Egerton), the protagonist in writer-director Jonathan Schey’s dark, high concept sex comedy Everybody Wants to F*ck Me, is one of the “nice guys.” We know because this he tells every woman he picks up that he is one. Adam is the lone male working at an art gallery in… Read More #TIFF26 Review: Everybody Wants to F*ck Me (Special Presentations)
By John Corrado There’s little denying that 1976’s underdog boxing movie Rocky is one of the most beloved and enduring American films of all time. It was the Italian-American success story, and now director Peter Farrelly’s rip-roaring crowdpleaser I Play Rocky cleverly turns the making of the movie – and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone’s dogged persistence… Read More #TIFF26 Review: I Play Rocky (Special Presentations)
