Boasting strong performances and a deeply introspective script, this film about friendship, regret, and mortality is rich in thematic nuance.
Category: TIFF
“Shell”
Entertaining but not thought-provoking, and never fully commits to the depth its premise seems to promise.
“Boy Kills World”
A total assault on the senses in the form of a weird, violent thrill ride that’s cool in bloody bursts but ultimately feels empty.
“The Brutalist”
Boring, overly theatrical, and weighed down by a miscast performance from Felicity Jones, this film is epic in scope, but not in execution.
“The Exiles (Los Tortuga)”
A deeply introspective drama that captures the emotional weight of grief and the complexities of familial love.
“Queer”
A tiresome and hallucinatory introspective exploration of a man caught in the grip of addiction and loneliness.
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