!['The Peasants' Review: A Heart-Breaking Painting Crafted in Rich Color [TIFF 2023]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5816af52e6f2e15be207b0cd/1694614927499-EYC5AJPR4JB1LX3HYW5J/thepeasants_01.jpg)
‘The Peasants’ follows four seasons within a Polish village. Each frame is hand-painted, which creates a beautiful, gallery-like dimension to the work, allowing the viewer to feel they are witnessing a historical fable come to life.
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!['Rustin' Review: A Rousing Crowdpleaser About a Forgotten Civil Rights Figure [TIFF 2023]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5816af52e6f2e15be207b0cd/ff3b521c-993a-4dca-978f-bd691d8a5c1e/image.jpg)
Thanks to a fierce lead performance from Colman Domingo, ‘Rustin’ is a passionate and urgent biopic that is able to balance typical biopic cliches with strong entertainment.
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Wim Wenders creates a poignant snapshot of beauty in the mundane in ‘Perfect Days’. Featuring a phenomenal performance by Kōji Yakusho, audiences are reminded to stop and smell the roses, no matter where you are and what you’re going through.
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‘Fallen Leaves’ is tender and sweet, despite some dark themes that surround the main characters both personally and in the world around them. With an achingly short runtime of 81 minutes, this deadpan tragicomedy shouldn’t be missed.
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For those avid Studio Ghibli lovers, ‘The Boy and the Heron’ may be a little more mature than expected, but completely needed. Everything in this story is meticulous and deliberate, maintaining a special creativity and adventure shining through every moment.
Read More!['Evil Does Not Exist' Review: A Hypnotic Lullaby on Humanity and Nature [TIFF 2023]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5816af52e6f2e15be207b0cd/1694461852666-5PI7TEVXRCK1Z1ZJX4VT/evildoesnotexist_01.jpg)
The first minutes of ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ is so careful, it could almost come across as boring, if it weren’t for its beauty. The film is a great reminder of deliberate pacing and storytelling, and one of the highlights of TIFF 23 so far.
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ could’ve been an enjoyable sequel, but it instead re-treads to distasteful and lethargic humor, essentially putting the nails in the coffin for the future of the franchise.
Read More!['La Chimera' Review: A Delightfully Whimsical Archaeological Adventure [TIFF 23]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5816af52e6f2e15be207b0cd/f05fab12-3feb-42da-82c1-9038b63a1107/Screen+Shot+2023-09-17+at+11.53.18+PM.png)
To describe ’La Chimera’ without an excess of adjectives is no easy task. The plot is rather simplistic on paper, but an array of spirited performances, inspired direction, and dream-like cinematography makes ‘La Chimera’ a truly transportive viewing experience.
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‘The Nun 2 ‘ may not suit everybody, but anyone willing to give it the time of day should find something to appreciate. It’s a thoroughly satisfying horror blockbuster that bends the genre’s common clichés, though it doesn’t break them.
Read More!['Dumb Money' Review: This Financial Fiasco Drama Is Both Funny and Flimsy [TIFF 23]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5816af52e6f2e15be207b0cd/39970817-46eb-4e0d-b543-b8fa1ced7c0e/Screen+Shot+2023-09-16+at+2.55.42+PM.png)
‘Dumb Money’, as an adaptation, feels both timely, and too soon. Nonetheless, the film’s message is evergreen, and its ensemble is more than enough to carry a well-enough put together film to being a good time.
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is a mystery-turned-courtroom drama layered with dysfunction and obsession. The film features a near perfect script with Sandra Hüller’s extraordinary acting at the centre.
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Denzel Washington’s Robert McCall returns to the silver screen with his unique brand of justice in ‘The Equalizer 3’, a lacklustre and disappointing conclusion to the action franchise.
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Despite a predictable story, ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ remains a fun coming-of-age tale filled with great performances and perfectly-timed comedy.
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Despite a committed performance from Taylor Zakhar Perez, the Hallmark-lite aesthetic of Red, White & Royal Blue ruins anything it tries to establish.
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Diehard DC fans should catch ‘Blue Beetle’ simply because it’s a DC heroes’ first feature introduction, and that’s always a big deal. But for the casual moviegoer and superhero cinema fan, this one is too mixed a bag to warrant buying a ticket.
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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ is a lean, studio-stunted yet passionate horror film that boasts a strong lead performance and vintage setting. It may not be the greatest monster-thriller in recent memory, but absolutely deserves the attention of horror junkies.
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Ben Kingsley gives an incredible performance in Marc Turtletaub’s ‘Jules’, but can’t prevent the movie from falling short of its overall ambitions.
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Director Neil Blomkamp has brought the beloved video game to life with ‘Gran Turismo’, a racing film that should not only please fans of the source material, but adrenaline junkies as well.
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For a summer day out at the movies, you could do a lot worse than ‘The Meg 2: The Trench’. But later down the line, when the film is only available in the confines of your living room, there won’t be many reasons to go back to it.
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Both nostalgic and revitalizing, 'Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' will take you back to the first time you met the Ninja Turtles, remind you why you love them, and lock you in for whatever comes next.
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