With a focus on the gig economy in India, Zwigato follows Manas (Kapil Sharma), a man who lost his job during the pandemic and becomes a food delivery app driver to make ends meet. But the daily grind of ratings and quotas makes him reconsider how life is really meant to be lived.
TIFF 2022 Review: Kacchey Limbu Will Make You a Cricket Convert
Sibling rivalry takes to the field in Kacchey Limbu when a brother and sister in Mumbai, India, compete against each other in opposing cricket teams.
TIFF 2022 Review: Raymond & Ray is a Humorous and Cathartic Look at Family Dysfunction
Raymond & Ray follows two long-estranged brothers who must come to terms with their past when a family tragedy brings them together, and makes them question everything they thought they knew.
TIFF 2022 Review: You’ll Want to Swim with the Fishes Watching Patrick & the Whale
In the documentary Patrick & the Whale, marine videographer Patrick Dykstra explores the relationships whales have to each other and to humankind. While this is director and editor Mark Fletcher’s film debut, his background in nature documentary shows and film helped create a delightful and awe-inspiring visit underwater.
TIFF 2022 Review: Chevalier Brings to Light a Musical Genius Erased by Racism
Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr), the titular Chevalier de Saint-Georges, has one goal—become the leader of the Paris Opera. But in pre-revolution France, how is a Black man going to achieve his dreams? Director Stephen Williams, perhaps best known for Lost, returns to feature film-making in this look at the virtuoso violinist who has been…
TIFF 2022 Review: The Banshees of Inisherin Never Recovers from its Tonal Shift
Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) have been lifelong friends in The Banshees of Inisherin. When Colm ends their friendship on a whim, Pádraic refuses to back down, resulting in consequences that will impact their lives in horrifying ways. Director and writer Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) returns to Ireland…
TIFF 2022 Review: Unsurprisingly, I Didn’t Like The Whale
In The Whale, Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is an online writing teacher facing down his own mortality, when a series of surprise visitors makes him reconsider his life choices. From director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), this highly anticipated comeback was less of a celebration and more a fatphobic disappointment.
TIFF 2022 Review: If Only Riceboy Sleeps Hadn’t Devolved into Melodrama
In Riceboy Sleeps, an immigrant mother and son adjust to life in Canada amidst racism and loneliness. But when catastrophe strikes, it’s time to make connections with people and places long left behind.
TIFF 2022 Review: Bros is a Fun Queer Rom-Com That I Wish Could Get Serious
In Bros, two wildly different men who are both afraid of committed romantic relationships find that their differences are the best thing about them. But is that enough for a long-lasting relationship? Hot on the heels of this summer’s Fire Island, Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, Difficult People, The Lion King) both wrote and…
TIFF 2022 Review: Empire of Light Is a Beautiful Film, If Overstuffed
Empire of Light follows a lonely duty manager at a cinema who finds a new lease on life when a new employee joins her workplace. But there are follies to hinging all your happiness on one person.
TIFF 2022 Review: What’s Love Got to Do With It? Shares a Very Odd Message
What’s Love Got to Do With It? sees Zoe (Lily James) making a new documentary about her friend Kazim’s (Shahzad Latif) arranged marriage. She can’t understand why her otherwise modern friend would undertake such an outdated practice for his family. But while making her film, Zoe, Kazim, and his family learn more about themselves and…
TIFF 2022 Review: My Policeman Is so Crushingly Sad, but Also Surprisingly Good?
A 1950s-set love triangle, My Policeman explores the convoluted relationships between a policeman, a schoolteacher, and an avant garde museum curator. But decades later, when the trio are reunited, it becomes clear that something tore them apart. What led to their falling out?