The TIFF film Chevalier is a dizzying achievement, frequently on the verge of collapsing from its multifaceted ambitions and the complexity of the staggering achievements of its…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: The Revolution Will Be Orchestrated in the Stunning Musical Biopic ‘Chevalier’”

We are living in the age of the message movie, since not acknowledging the dumpster fire that is creeping ever closer to the door of even the…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Life for Women Is a Royal Pain in the Dreary ‘Corsage’”

Steven Spielberg. It’s less a name than a cultural force, a specific brand of not merely a single director, but a style of filmmaking that is instantly…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: Steven Spielberg Makes His Most Personal Film Yet in the Heartfelt ‘The Fabelmans’”

Silence can be the most unsettling sound of all, and Sarah Polley is determined to shatter it in her first feature since her 2012 documentary Stories We…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: ‘Women Talking’ Leaves Too Much Unspoken”