drama An Elephant Sitting Still 2 Mar 2021Mar 2, 2021 "You can go wherever you want. However, you'll find nothing different." ★★★★★ Despite its extremely positive reviews from critics and the audience alike, Hu Bo's 2018 drama An Elephant Sitting…
drama Corpus Christi 27 Jan 2021Feb 6, 2021 "You know what we're good at? Giving up on people" ★★★★ Jan Komasa's Corpus Christi (Polish: Boże Ciało) managed to outgrow the Polish borders in 2019, receiving many prestigious awards worldwide,…
romance Rafiki 11 Dec 2020Feb 1, 2021 "I wish this was real" ★★★★ Wanuri Kahiu's 2018 romance Rafiki (Swahili for 'friend') was banned in its native Kenya. As the director stated in an interview with TIFF, this…
thriller Mother 2 Dec 2020Dec 21, 2020 "You and me are one. We've only got each other." ★★★★★ The late 2000s saw a rise in mother-centred thrillers in South Korea. Released after the box office success The…
romance Happy Together 20 Nov 2020Dec 21, 2020 "Turns out lonely people are all the same" ★★★★★ Wong Kar-wai's Hong Kong romance Happy Together (1997) stores most of its meaning in its title. The English translation was inspired…
drama Taste of Cherry 27 Sep 2020Dec 21, 2020 "When you're unhappy, you hurt other people, too" ★★★★ Iranian films do not necessarily get the attention they deserve, unless they are featured in renowned international award competitions. Perhaps this…