The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a twisty-turny film that ends up in a completely different place than it started. Focusing on Iranian politics held at arm’s length, initially, it’s not long before civil unrest invades the home of our protagonists. Spoiler alert: The patriarchy is coming from inside the house.
After seeing more than 15 films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, we came away with more than just a set of top five favorite films.
The final round of Kyle’s TIFF coverage includes new films from Edward Berger, a horror film starring Hugh Grant, and a Tim Robinson-Paul Rudd crossover
Kyle takes a look at new movies from Sean Baker, Jason Buxton, and Joseph Kahn
Kyle’s TIFF Day 2 writeup sees him reviewing new films from Brady Corbett, Mike Flanagan and Gia Coppola
After seeing 16 films at TIFF, here are ScreenRex’s Top Five best films from the festival.
Day 1 of Kyle’s coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival
It’ll make a ton of money, but it’s more a full length meme than a movie
I recently realized there’s an incredibly small subgenre of blockbusters that fall into a particularly niche category. I’m not sure what to call this category, but it’s something along the lines of “In addition to everything else going on, for some reason the real bad guy here is corporate espionage!”
After a pair of attempts at appealing to the awards mainstream, everyone’s favorite Greek filmmaker is back at what he’s best at.
But it’s a big one.
Videodrome but make it Vaporwave
Challengers centers around a tennis match that will define the lives of both men on the court. But if you asked me who won, I’m not sure I could tell you.
Garland’s “what if” scenario surprises as a solid rebound for the filmmaker
You’ve heard the age-old adage: It’s about the journey, not the destination. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire banks on the opposite being true. It’s an exercise in reverse-engineering, taking a few key end points and mapping out a plot that could possibly get us there. We want a shot of Godzilla and Kong side-by-side and flying through the air in slow-mo while trying to punch an enemy – how do we do that? We want Kong to have a cool mecha-arm – why does he have it? Godzilla should be pink! But how?
But how? For a movie about prehistoric creatures prancing around the Earth’s crust like it’s the interior of a wrestling ring, it’s a question Godzilla x Kong is surprisingly concerned with.
