#TIFF24: DAY NINE – LUCY LIU AND STEVEN SODERBERGH

In all a very fulfilling and successful TIFF '24 for us! This will be the final daily of the Fest for us and we hope you had fun! Some sightings from Day Nine: •Lucy Liu•Steven Soderbergh•Callina Liang•Chris Sullivan View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Wong (@mrwillwong) (Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong) Read more

#TIFF24: “EMILIA PÉREZ” REVIEW

By David Baldwin Rita (Zoe Saldaña) is a defence lawyer in Mexico City with the uncanny ability of helping her wealthy clients stay out of jail. She is contacted by a local drug kingpin for assistance in finding the right discreet medical centres to complete their gender affirmation surgery from man to woman. She needs to help get the kingpin’s young wife Jessi (Selena Gomez) and children to safety in Switzerland as well. Four years later, Rita meets the fully transitioned Emilia Pérez ... Read more

#TIFF24: “THE ORDER” REVIEW

By David Baldwin In 1983, FBI Agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) has come to small town middle America to investigate a series of bombings and bank robberies. As he digs further in, he discovers that it is a case of domestic terrorism and cult leader Bob Matthew (Nicholas Hoult) is gearing up for an armed revolution against anyone who stands in the way of the Caucasian race taking back what they think they deserve. THE ORDER is a startingly piece of true crime that has more than a few eerie ... Read more

#TIFF24: “PRESENCE” REVIEW

By Nicholas Porteous We open on a particularly bland overhead shot as a car pulls into a driveway. It's a reserved choice to serve as the opening for Steven Soderbergh's latest--but wait. The camera twists and turns and hovers down the stairs, revealing an empty house and an anxious realtor (Julia Fox--be warned: this is her only scene). There's clearly something more to this strange, drifting perspective. Indeed, there's a Presence in this house. A ghost. And for whatever reason, among ... Read more

#TIFF24: “SHELL” REVIEW

By Mr. Will Wong Max Minghella's SHELL really should have been a part of TIFF's Midnight Madness programme, vying to be a campy cult classic. We meet Sam (Elisabeth Moss), an aging Actress struggling to land roles..In fact, she loses out to someone she once babysat.  She takes the suggestion to go to a wellness institution, Shell, which calls Zoe (Kate Hudson) its CEO. Sam begins to find confidence undergoing treatments.  But things get suspicious once clients begin disappearing ... Read more

#TIFF24: DAY EIGHT SIGHTINGS – KATE HUDSON, KAIA GERBER, MAX MINGHELLA, ARIAN MOAYED, ESTE HAIM AND MORE

We are in the home stretch finally! Our TIFF '24 DAY EIGHT included: •Kate Hudson•Kaia Gerber•Elizabeth Berkley•Este Haim•Arian Moayed•Lionel Boyce•Max Minghella Highlights from the day: View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Wong (@mrwillwong) View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Wong (@mrwillwong) View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Wong ... Read more

#TIFF24: “BABYGIRL” REVIEW

By Mr. Will Wong Nicole Kidman is an Actress at the highest level possible and her latest effort BABYGIRL is an affirmation. Actress-turned-Director Halina Reijn helms this very intimate look at female sexuality from a distinctive female lens. We meet Romy (Kidman), a high-power CEO who engages in an illicit affair with an intern at her company, Samuel (Harris Dickinson). Reijn delves into the power in their relationship and ultimately it is the intern who holds the upper-hand, with the ... Read more

#TIFF24: “RELAY” REVIEW

By David Baldwin Ash (Oscar-winner Riz Ahmed) works as a mysterious middleman who brokers deals between would-be whistleblowers and their former companies. He uses new and dated technology – and makes extensive use of the telephone relay system – to keep his clients safe and out of harm’s way. His newest client, Sarah Grant (Lily James), is being harassed by thugs hired by her former company to intimidate her. Ash is hesitant to help but relents when he realizes the henchmen are not ... Read more

#TIFF24: “MEGALOPOLIS” REVIEW

By David Baldwin Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) is a brilliant and obscenely wealthy architect who can harness time itself and has grand plans for the future of New Rome (which not so inconspicuously looks like what we call New York). His latest project which he dubs Megalopolis has made him a thorn in the side of the city’s mayor Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito). The animosity the pair have for one another is further exacerbated when Cesar falls in love with Cicero’s daughter Julia (Nathalie ... Read more

#TIFF24: “SATURDAY NIGHT” REVIEW

By Amanda Gilmore Director Jason Reitman pays joyful homage to Lorne Michaels and his troupe of young comedians who changed television forever with the smash-hit Saturday Night Live. SATURDAY NIGHT depicts what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first taping on October 11, 1975. Reitman and his Co-Writer Gil Kenan capture the frenetic energy and stress at 50 Rockefeller on the 17th floor the night that made history. This hectic ... Read more