MASS
In actor Fran Kranz’ directorial debut, MASS, two couples meet years after a tragedy affecting them both in order to try and understand what happened…
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is one of the most beautiful, real, and heartbreaking coming-of-age stories I’ve ever seen. A story that shows how ugly life…
Villains: Come for the cast, stay for the People Under the Stairs vibes
Villains opens with a robbery being committed by very green criminals Mickey (Bill Skarsgård) and Jules (Maika Monroe). Their escape plans are foiled, however, by…
Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven)
YES, writer and director Issa López’s first venture into horror is just as good as you’ve been hearing. Tigers Are Not Afraid is a fantastic…
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Have you ever heard of Director Alice Guy-Blaché? You probably haven’t -- and the reason isn’t a huge surprise: THE PATRIARCHY. Thankfully Be Natural: The Untold…
SIFF Take: International Falls
Someday I’m gonna write a long, impassioned tribute about how Rachael Harris is one of the funniest and best actresses working today. Harris is one…
SIFF Take: Brittany Runs a Marathon
I was admittedly nervous about seeing Brittany Runs a Marathon, because I worried that this would be a “woman loses weight and is instantly happy”…
SIFF Take: The Nightingale
The Nightingale focuses on the historical nightmare of the British colonization of Tasmania and The Black War, which led to the genocide of Aboriginal Australians.…
SIFF Take: Good Kisser
Good Kisser is a fresh, sexy perspective on discovering more about yourself, and an exploration of how things aren’t always what they seem. From the…
Her Smell
It still feels rare and precious to see a movie that is headlined by a complex female lead and Elisabeth Moss CRUSHES that part in…