Festivals

Film and gaming festivals from around the world, including Cannes, Night Visions, Gamescom, and more.

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Night Visions

Night Visions: Gangland (Keep Quiet)

★★★★★ | Superbly written and directed, Keep Quiet is a brilliant showcase for the incomparable Lou Diamond Phillips, who delivers one of the best performances of the year.

Joonatan Itkonen

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Night Visions: Flush

★★★★ | Chaotic and in deeply bad taste, Flush is a bleakly funny nightmare of absurd proportions.

Joonatan Itkonen

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TIFF Review: Wake Up Dead Man

★★★★★ | Superbly written and directed, Wake Up Dead Man is another rich feature from one of America's best modern filmmakers.

Joonatan Itkonen

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TIFF: Noviembre

★★★★★ | Getting the most of out its confined location, this debut feature humanizes a nightmarish event with stark immediacy and horror.

Joonatan Itkonen

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TIFF Review: Retreat

★★ | Frustratingly slow and overloaded with ideas, Retreat is a fantastically acted thriller that shows much promise from its debut director.

Joonatan Itkonen

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TIFF Review: 100 Sunset

★★★ | Glacially paced, but oddly moving, 100 Sunset is a promising first feature from a talented filmmaker.

Joonatan Itkonen

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TIFF Review: The Christophers

★★★★ | Elevated by brilliant performances from McKellen and Coel, The Christophers is a delightful little drama well worth visiting.

Joonatan Itkonen

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TIFF Review: Project Y

★★★★ | Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo impress in this smart and thrilling neo noir from newcomer filmmaker Lee Hwan.

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TIFF Review: New Years Rev

★ | Overlong, poorly paced, and depressingly unfunny, New Years Rev is a dismal product pretending to be punk.

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TIFF Review: & Sons

★★ | A fascinating blend of genres and ideas, & Sons features great performances in a film that never comes together satisfyingly.

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TIFF Review: Roofman

★★ | Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst are charming in an otherwise off-putting celebration of a petty criminal.

Joonatan Itkonen