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TIFF21: Night Raiders

Danis Goulet’s debut feature is a potent sci-fi allegory for residential schools held back by its generic dystopian worldbuilding.

Aren's Reviews, The Festival Circuit, ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 17, 2021Night Raiders, Danis Goulet, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer, Violet Nelson, TIFF21, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF21: Terrorizers

Ho Wi Ding’s provocative Taiwanese drama about loneliness and voyeurism clarifies its themes and narrative in startling fashion.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 16, 2021Terrorizers, Taiwan, Ho Wi Ding, Natasha Sung, Austin Lin, Moon Lee, Annie Chen, JC Lin, Pipi Yin, Ning Ding, Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF21Comment

TIFF21: Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Despite its ridiculous title, Edwin’s Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is more sedate arthouse picture than martial arts extravaganza.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 14, 2021Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF21, Edwin, Vengeance Is Mine All Others Pay Cash, Eka Kurniawan, Marthino Lio, Ladya Cheryl, Sal Priadi, Reza Rahadian, Ratu FelishaComment

Review: The Green Knight (2021)

David Lowery’s adaptation of the Arthurian poem is a strange, bold, and bewitching act of revisionism.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromSeptember 10, 2021The Green Knight, David Lowery, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Ralph Ineson, Barry Keoghan, Erin Kellyman, Kate DickieComment

Zack Snyder: Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the best superhero team epic—and the last one we need, at least for a good while.

Zack Snyder, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromSeptember 3, 2021Zack Snyder, Zack Snyder Retrospective, superheroes, superhero team epic, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Ciaran Hinds, Jason Momoa, Chris TerrioComment

Review: Candyman (1992)

Bernard Rose’s modern horror classic is a striking film with a memorable villain and a potent subconscious effect.

Aren's Reviews, Flash Back, ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 1, 2021Candyman, Bernard Rose, Clive Barker, Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Kasi Lemmons, DeJuan Guy, Gilbert Lewis, Carolyn Lowery Comment

Review: Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

Rodo Sayagues’ follow-up to the 2016 home invasion horror film is a surprisingly effective and nasty sequel.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 30, 2021Don't Breathe 2, Rodo Sayagues, Fede Alvarez, Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn GraceComment

Review: The Suicide Squad (2021)

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad plays like Guardians of the Galaxy with more violence and swearing.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 16, 2021The Suicide Squad, James Gunn, DCEU, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi.Comment

Review: Zola (2020)

A film as ironically distanced, and ultimately, disposable as a Twitter thread.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 3, 2021Zola, Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, Aziah Zola King, David Kushner, Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Ari'el Stachel, Colman DomingoComment

Review: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021)

The conclusion of Leigh Janiak’s Fear Street trilogy comes undone due to its narrative structure.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJuly 30, 2021Fear Street, Fear Street Part Three: 1666, Leigh Janiak, Phil Graziadei, Kate Trefry, R. L. Stine, Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Darrell Britt-GibsonComment

Review: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)

Fear Street Part Two: 1978 is the best film in the trilogy due to its well constructed relationships and emotional storytelling.

Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)

Fear Street Part One: 1994 plays like Stranger Things, but for teen fans of horror movies.

Review: No Sudden Move (2021)

In its best moments, No Sudden Move recalls the easygoing crime plotting of Elmore Leonard.

Review: F9: The Fast Saga (2021)

F9 escalates the series into the realm of pure spectacle and melodrama.

Zack Snyder: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a thematically and visually rich film that takes its place among the best Batman and Superman stories of the last few decades.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Zack SnyderAnders BergstromJuly 7, 2021Zack Snyder, DC Comics, Batman, Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, superheroes, actionComment

Review: Oxygen (2021)

Alexandre Aja’s confined-space thriller mines plenty of claustrophobic tension, but ultimately doesn’t trust the strength of its limited premise to hold the viewer’s interest.