Wolf Man

Wolf Man

A man undergoes horrifying changes after he and his family are attacked by a creature near their remote Oregon farm in Wolf Man. Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is a San Francisco man, who receives word that his long-missing father Grady (Sam Jaeger) has been declared dead. Blake convinces his wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) to join…

Poor Things

Poor Things

The creation of a mad scientist learns what it means to be a woman in Poor Things. Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) is a mad scientist who hires his student Max McCandless (Ramy Youssef) to observe the progress of his “daughter” Bella (Emma Stone). Max soon comes to realize that Bella is not a normal…

Sanctuary

Sanctuary – TIFF 2022

A hotel heir’s attempt to fire his dominatrix leads to a vicious battle of the sexes in Sanctuary. Hal Porterfield (Christopher Abbott) is on the cusp of taking over his late father’s hotel empire. He has one final session with his regular dominatrix Rebecca (Margaret Qualley), before letting her know that he will no longer…

Black Bear

Black Bear

A filmmaker confronts her demons at a rural retreat in Black Bear. Alison (Aubrey Plaza) is a filmmaker suffering from writer’s block, who rents a room at an isolated cabin owned by Gabe (Christopher Abbott) and his pregnant girlfriend Blair (Sarah Gadon). While hoping to find inspiration for her next film, Alison gets to know her…

Possessor

Possessor

A corporate assassin begins to literally lose her mind in Possessor. Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) is a woman who works for a company that uses mind implant technology to transfer Vos’ consciousness into a host body, which is then used to perform high profile assassinations, all under the watchful eye of her handler Girder (Jennifer…

It Comes

It Comes

A newlywed couple and their young daughter are targeted by an evil spirit in It Comes. Hideki (Satoshi Tsumabuki) and Kana (Haru Kuroki) are a happy newlywed couple, expecting the birth of their first child. However, two years after the birth of their daughter Chisa, Hideki and Kana are tormented by an evil spirit, who…

First Man

First Man

The journey to bring man to the moon is documented in First Man. Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) is an aeronautical engineer, who joins the NASA space program to bring a man to the moon. With his worried wife Janet (Claire Foy) home to care for his family, Armstrong joins fellow astronauts Ed White (Jason Clarke), Buzz Aldrin (Corey Stoll), and…

It Comes at Night

It Comes at Night

Paranoia develops between two families seeking shelter in a post-apocalyptic world in It Comes at Night. With a insidious viral outbreak infecting the outside world, Paul (Joel Edgerton) lives by a strict routine to survive along with his wife Sarah (Carmen Ejogo) and son Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). One night, a name named Will (Christopher…

A Most Violent Year

A Most Violent Year

Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star in this drama about the struggles of a man trying to project his business.  New York City, 1981 is considered to be one of the most dangerous years in the city’s history.  Abel Morales (Isaac) is businessman, who runs the “Standard Heating Oil” company with his wife Anna (Jessica…

W.

W.

Oliver Stone did an interesting thing with this biopic of president George W. Bush. While he could have have took the opportunity to trash than man for his many bad decisions in the White House, the film instead takes a sympathetic view at Bush’s life. The main plot involves the actions leading into and directly…