Movie Reviews and Previews Maps To The Stars: TIFF Review Maps to the Stars is arguably the most polarizing film of the year, but it's one you should see, if you can stomach it. David Cronenberg’s provocative portrayal of Hollywood chronicles the lives of two dysfunctional families and their encounters with sex, violence and incest. But, according By Joanna • Sep 10, 2014 11:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Foxcatcher: TIFF Review Nobody's saying Channing Tatum can't pull his weight. But with Foxcatcher, in walks a real contender: an all-around movie star and actor. Tatum plays Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz, who walks into a room, shoulders first, with his jaw always clenched. Naive and living a By Joanna • Sep 10, 2014 09:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julianne Moore in Still Alice: TIFF review Julianne Moore’s unrelenting commitment to her characters and epic crying face merits a thousand viral video super-cuts. Critically appreciated, but woefully under-awarded, 2014 could be the year she receives her fifth (or sixth) Oscar nomination with her prodigious turns in both Still Alice, and Maps to the Stars. But, By Joanna • Sep 09, 2014 03:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Reese Witherspoon in Wild: TIFF Review Can you picture the perfectly perky Reese Witherspoon hiking through 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail to search for herself? She couldn't either -- at first. "I had never seen myself in a movie like that before," said Witherspoon, at the Wild press conference By Joanna • Sep 09, 2014 11:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews James Franco’s The Sound And The Fury: TIFF Review Full disclosure: I have a thing for James Franco. He's on my list - usually at the top. Lainey may call him the "Artist," and think he can be insufferable, but in my mind, he's a phenomenal talent. I respect his creative flexibility, his By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 04:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Men, Women, and Children: TIFF Review Jason Reitman's Men, Women and Children boasts an impressive ensemble cast including Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, and new Hollywood heartthrob Ansel Elgort, but the best scene of the movie goes to, who else, but Judy Greer. "Oh, and I'm going to put a By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 12:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake G at TIFF: Nightcrawler review Jake Gyllenhaal arrived at the world premiere of Nightcrawler in Toronto to a chorus of thunder, lightning and screaming fans — a perfect match for the electricity he brought to the role. By now, you've seen the headlines: "The 5 Craziest Things Jake Gyllenhaal Did to Prepare for By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 10:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie – Review This is supposed to be Reese Witherspoon's year. She has her name attached to three prestige pictures set for a 2014 release, including two by Canadian directors Philippe Falardeau (The Good Lie) and Jean-Marc Vallee (Wild), and Paul Thomas Anderson's highly-anticipated Inherent Vice. Beyond that, Reese By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 08:33 am
