Kyle Flynn
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[TIFF 50] It Was Just An Accident Review – The Pain We Carry With Us
By Kyle Flynn For my money, the Palme d’Or remains the most prestigious prize a film can win. This year, the Juliette Binoche-led jury awarded it to Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, a decision that immediately piqued my… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Hamnet Review – An Emotionally Devastating Testament To Humanity
By Kyle Flynn Chloé Zhao’s latest film, Hamnet, is a striking achievement in form — a meditation on grief, art, and the invisible weight that loss leaves behind. The film is deeply concerned with the private, often wordless ways we… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Rental Family Review – Overly Predictable, But It’s Heart Shines Through
By Kyle Flynn The 2020s have been fantastic for both the lead actor of Rental Family, Brendan Fraser, and the filmmaker of Rental Family, Hikari. Brendan quickly kick-started a comeback with his Oscar-winning performance in The Whale (a film I… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Hen Review – Experiencing The Free Will Of A Hen
By Kyle Flynn The newest film from the filmmaker György Pálfi begins with a chicken farm mass-producing eggs. The opening shot, which would be ashamed to have ruined, immediately echoes the full ideas that will eventually be displayed over the… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Good News Review – Netflix’s Surprise Hit Of The Festival
By Kyle Flynn A question kept bouncing around in my head as I watched Byun Sung-hyun’s Good News at its world premiere at TIFF: when was the last time I heard a theater laugh this hard at a comedic thriller?… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Nouvelle Vague Review – Refuses To Say Anything Interesting About The New Wave
By Kyle Flynn What makes art worthwhile? What makes art meaningful? If I were ever asked to give an example of a piece of art, I believe is “worthwhile” (whatever it truly means), I likely would not take the question… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Sentimental Value Review – Trier’s Most Personal Film, But Not His Most Cohesive
By Kyle Flynn My first in-person film of this year’s TIFF was the follow-up to Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, which I found affecting, even transformative, during its initial release. Naturally, expectations for Sentimental Value were high.… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Modern Whore Review – A Rare Find In A Sea Of Talking Heads
By Kyle Flynn Modern Whore is the new hybrid documentary directed by Nicole Bazuin and produced by Sean Baker, detailing the experiences of sex workers primarily through the eyes of Andrea Werhun. The film takes on an interesting form by… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] The Sun Rises On Us All Review – A Slow-Burn Drama That Gripped Me By The End
By Kyle Flynn The newest film from Chinese Auteur, Cai Shangjun, comes to us at an interesting time when examining the current state of films released from China. This year alone, the highest-grossing film of the year is the animated… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Mare’s Nest Review – What Does It Mean To Exist In This World?
By Kyle Flynn Mare’s Nest is the most recent undertaking from experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers, an adaptation of the one-act play written by Don DeLillo, The Word of Snow. The film follows a young child appropriately named Moon (the child… Continue reading
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