‘I made the first iteration of The Queen of My Dreams before I even knew I was a film-maker,” says Fawzia Mirza of the many
Category: Films
In Camera review – young actor faces endless auditions in disorienting industry satire
A director is talking to a young British Asian actor. “You’re like the brown version of … what was his name again …?” By the
James Earl Jones was movie royalty, a magisterial star who inspired both love and respect | Peter Bradshaw
James Earl Jones, who has died aged 93, was a massively accomplished and distinguished African American star of the stage and screen, an Egot titan
How to Save a Dead Friend review – moving Russian anthem for doomed youth
At the age of 16, in 2005, Marusya Syroechkovskaya was already certain that she would die young. “Everyone knows Russia’s for the depressed,” she would
Boonie Bears: Time Twist review – Chinese animation takes kids’ series into sci-fi yarn
If you’re a card-carrying member of the substantial fanbase of the Chinese animated television series Boonie Bears, which has already spawned half a dozen feature
The Assessment review – Alicia Vikander is future parents’ worst nightmare
First-time feature director Fleur Fortuné comes to Toronto with a high-concept sci-fi of the old school. It’s a speculative and futurist contrivance that’s elegant, amusing,
Eden review – Ron Howard’s nasty, starry survival thriller falls over the edge
The films of Ron Howard – usually polite, Oscar-aiming true stories such as A Beautiful Mind or Apollo 13 or solidly made, anonymous IP blockbusters
Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius
In November 2022, Elton John took the stage for a final rousing US performance at LA’s Dodgers Stadium. The show was part of the Candle
The Fire Inside review – blazing boxing drama packs a serious punch
At a Toronto festival strangely heavy on middling dramas about either wrestlers (Unstoppable, uplifting yet routine) or boxers (The Cut, downbeat yet ridiculous), it’s easy
Unstoppable review – Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome lift routine sports drama
There are winks throughout the Matt Damon/Ben Affleck-produced wrestling drama Unstoppable suggesting that those involved are keenly aware of the archetypes that have come to