"Run Rabbit Run" Sundance Review
Run Rabbit Run pedals the same "elevated" scares that we've partially become numb to at this point.
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Hunter Friesen
- Feb 6
"The Starling Girl" Sundance Review
If not for anything else, Parmet’s film has given one of our brightest young talents room to shine
Hunter Friesen
- Feb 2
"Fair Play" Sundance Review
The carnal influence of Adrian Lyne is apparent, with Domont blending the dower and gleeful to semi-positive results.
Hunter Friesen
- Jan 31
"Theater Camp" Sundance Review
Theater Camp is by theater kids for theater kids.
Hunter Friesen
- Jan 28
"Bad Behaviour" Sundance Review
Bad Behaviour would at least be tolerable if the problems it had were interesting.
Hunter Friesen
- Jan 26
"Sometimes I Think About Dying" Sundance Review
Those that have worked in an office setting will find plenty to admire and shudder about
Hunter Friesen
- Oct 30, 2022
"Women Talking" TCFF Review
It's tackling of the material may not be perfect, but, just like the women in this story, it has its heart and mind in the right place
Hunter Friesen
- Oct 29, 2022
"She Said" TCFF Review
There’s power in its message and a bit of hopefulness within the heartbreak
Hunter Friesen
- Oct 22, 2022
"Till" TCFF Review
Till remains an important retelling of history that is, sadly, just as relevant in the present as it was in the past
Tyler Banark
- Oct 21, 2022
"My Policeman" Review
An unamusing love story that has the tone and script of a corny soap opera
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 13, 2022
"Raymond & Ray" TIFF Review
It's the type of movie that seems to evaporate from your brain the moment you step out of the theater.
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 12, 2022
"The Son" TIFF Review
Zeller and Hampton have opted for an emotional sledgehammer rather than the precise scalpel they used for The Father
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 12, 2022
"Empire of Light" TIFF Review
If Mendes goes back to solely directing his next feature (or at the very least co-writing), then the world will be in for an immense treat
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 12, 2022
"The Banshees of Inisherin" TIFF Review
There’s nothing quite like it, and it serves as another reminder that we should all be a little kinder to one another.
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 12, 2022
"The Whale" TIFF Review
There’s a profound amount of beauty within The Whale, often unlocked by Fraser’s mesmerizing performance and Rob Simonsen’s score.
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 11, 2022
"The Good Nurse" TIFF Review
A tension-filled and infuriating true-crime examination of a broken system and the twisted individual who saw the opportunity it gave him
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 11, 2022
"Causeway" TIFF Review
There’s nothing life-changing or revolutionary about Causeway, even if it does sharpen the mold it stems from.
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 10, 2022
"The Woman King" TIFF Review
If not for its weak script, The Woman King could have been one of the best action movies of 2022
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 10, 2022
"The Fabelmans" TIFF Review
The Fabelmans is a collection of Spielberg's greatest hits, all delivered to their greatest effect
Hunter Friesen
- Sep 10, 2022
"Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" TIFF Review
Johnson has crafted a whodunnit that is grander, funnier, stranger, and perhaps better than the original.
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