Reviews include Heretic, Blitz, and Bird.
TFCA Friday: Week of Friday, December 8th, 2017
December 8, 2017
Welcome to TFCA Friday, a weekly round-up of film reviews and articles by TFCA critics.
Reviews and features by: Peter Howell (PH), Liam Lacey (LL), Chris Knight (CK), Barry Hertz (BH), Karen Gordon (KG), Norm Wilner (NW), and Susan G. Cole (SGC).
Opening this Week
Chavela (dirs. Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi)
Darkest Hour (dir. Joe Wright)
“When the time comes for Oldman to deliver Churchill’s immortal “never surrender” speech to Parliament, all eyes and ears are upon him, as they should rightfully be” — PH, including an interview with Gary Oldman
AUDIO: “A terrific, absorbing movie” — KG
Dim the Flourescents (dir. Daniel Warth)
“Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of corners, but Toronto filmmaker Daniel Warth may be the first person who can trace the creative spark to a bland corporate boardroom” — BH features the Slamdance-winning director
The Other Side of Hope (dir. Aki Kaurismäki)
Pyewacket (dir. Adam Macdonald)
“Asks and answers one chilling question: What if you summoned a demon and then changed your mind?” — CK
The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo del Toro)
AUDIO: “Has a strange and loopy romanticism” — KG
Wonder Wheel (dir. Woody Allen)
Canada’s Top Ten 2017
PH on why you probably haven’t heard of any of the films playing Canada’s Top Ten