Author: Caitlin Abe Gokool
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My Top 20 Films of 2024
I was lucky enough to see 112 of the new 2024 releases before the end of the year. The following ranking is mainly based on how much I enjoyed each film. The whole list can be seen here, which I will continue to update as I catch up in the new year on some of the…
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Nickel Boys
If films were meant to put to screen the experience of lives we will each never know in a multi-sense manner, then Nickel Boys is redefining what this experience can mean. We watch a car go past us as we wait for a drive, we reach for our spoon to bring our breakfast to our…
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Flow
There seems to be a trend where big business cannot fathom viewers of art ability to relate to a piece of work unless they can directly see a mirror of themselves in it. Beyond stories mirroring our own experiences, as they often do and should, we have become a world of the live-action remake, turning…
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Memoir of a Snail
If someone had told me that one of the most devastating films to come out in 2024 would be an adult stop-motion animated film about a woman who loved snails, I would never have believed them, but yet it is true. The film is Memoir of a Snail, the latest from director Adam Elliot, and…
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Your Monster
If you’re anything like me and are scared of your own shadow for days after watching a scary movie, then the Halloween season definitely comes around each year leaving you more and more puzzled about what to watch to get into the scary spirit. This year, a lot of new and fresh films were released…
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Anora [TIFF 2024]
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It’s hard to talk about a film that has been my most anticipated of the year since it was announced. Sean Baker’s Anora is that film for me, following Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, some of my favourite films of their respective release years. His films often tell stories following those who…
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The Apprentice
If there is anything (I think) we can all agree on, it’s that we do not need any more Donald Trump in our lives. Living in Canada, news and social media across the country is flooded every day with images of the former president and videos of his rally’s and debates, as he and Kamala…
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5 (more) Films from TIFF
It is always exciting when film festival season rolls around and some of the biggest names in the game share with us their latest works, to eventually be released in theatres (or homes) in Canada. The Toronto International Film Festival boasts an extensive lineup, ranging from feel-good adaptations from beloved authors to original epics that…
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The Assessment [TIFF 2024]
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It is a pretty good bet to go see a movie knowing one thing: it stars Elizabeth Olsen. This was my strategy when I decided to see The Assessment at the film festival this year, given that I missed last year’s hidden gem which also starred Olsen, His Three Daughters. Director Fleur Fortuné’s feature film…
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Conclave [TIFF 2024]
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If you are like me, you have been seeing the trailer for Conclave in theatres wondering, how are they going to make an entertaining movie about choosing the next pope? But that is what I get for ever doubting Edward Berger. From the director of 2022’s All Quiet on the Western Front comes Conclave, based…
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