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TIFF – Non-Genre Coverage

September 16, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

TIFF 2019

In 2019, my (non-genre) Toronto International Film Festival coverage included reviews at The Spool and Consequence of Sound. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: consequence of sound, InSession Film, the spool, TIFF, TIFF 18, TIFF 2018, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF Notes – Day 2: The Rider, Suburbicon, The Florida Project

September 8, 2017 by Joe Lipsett

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Day 2 of TIFF brings with it new highs and new lows.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Chloé Zhao, Coen Brothers, George Clooney, Sean Baker, Suburbicon, The Florida Project, The Rider, TIFF, TIFF17

TIFF Notes – Day 1: Call Me By Your Name, Mary Goes Round, The Killing of a Sacred Deer

September 8, 2017 by Joe Lipsett

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The Toronto International Film Festival has begun.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Call Me By Your Name, Mary Goes Round, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, TIFF, TIFF17

TIFF16 review: The amazing versatility of Isabelle Huppert

September 15, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

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imageAs recent posts have confirmed, the overlaps and parallels in my TIFF coverage are occasionally surprising. In addition to seeing two back to back Amy Adams films, I’ve also had the pleasure of seeing two very different Isabelle Huppert films.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Isabelle Huppert, Mia Hansen-Løve, Paul Verhoeven, TIFF, TIFF 2016

TIFF16 review: 2.5 Amy Adamses

September 14, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

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Two very different Amy Adam vehicles go into the ring – Tom Ford’s sophomore effort Nocturnal Animals and Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. Which Adams film comes out on top?

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Denis Villeneuve, TIFF, TIFF 2016, Tom Ford

TIFF16 review: (Re)Assignment aka the worst film at the fest

September 11, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of TIFF

I’ve seen a lot of films at TIFF 2016 and one has stood-out as the worst of the fest.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: TIFF, TIFF 2016

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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