Mogul Mowgli
Bassam Tariq’s feature fiction debut is a wonderful showcase for Riz Ahmed’s versatility as a performer and an engaging explosion of energy about heritage, identity, and the clashing cultural expression of both.
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Another Round (Druk)
The concept of ANOTHER ROUND reads like a bawdy comedy, but the cocktail Vinterberg and Mikkelsen shake up is altogether sharper and more complex than that. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
Wildfire
Politics is a backdrop and metaphor for the resurfacing of painful memories in WILDFIRE, a film that never deviates from the characters at the core of this drama. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
New Order (Nuevo Orden)
Michel Franco loses some of the grander points of NEW ORDER in a nihilistic spray of blood and green paint. Jim Ross reviews from TIFF 2020.
Concrete Cowboy
CONCRETE COWBOY puts a unique gloss on what could have been a tired narrative. Jim Ross reviews from TIFF 2020.
One Night in Miami
Regina King’s subtle touch allows a single evening to reflect on the perception and symbolism of the achievements of four US icons and their relevance to today. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
Apples
Christos Nikou’s APPLES takes a setting adrift from the contemporary world to reflect on modern identity and memory. Jim Ross reviews at TIFF 2020.
Nomadland
Chloe Zhao’s NOMADLAND is a beautiful and melancholic story embodied with heart and strength by Frances McDormand. Zhao’s film scatters the shattered remains of the American Dream amongst the breathtaking vistas of the ‘land of the free’; a romantic sonnet dedicated to a broken place. Jim Ross reviews.
Les Misérables
Ladj Ly’s film has a simmering tone that will later come to a rolling boil as the film reaches its crescendo, and an underlying attitude of ‘plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’. Jim Ross reviews.
Pinocchio
PINOCCHIO very much stands apart from previous adaptations, and most definitely from versions of the story familiar to English-language audiences. Jim Ross reviews.