EW
Exactly a year ago, I stood in the rain outside of a Toronto movie theater to see Eddie Redmayne give a performance that would ultimately earn him an Academy Award for Best Actor. I feel like I might have done that again Saturday night with his latest transformational turn in The Danish Girl, Tom Hooper’s impeccably made period piece about a Copenhagen artist in the 1920s who was assigned male at birth and later became one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery. I generally don’t like to tread into the Oscar waters, certainly not this early in the game. But that sort of speculation is hard to completely avoid at the Toronto International Film Festival, since it’s become such a crucial whistle stop on awards circuit. Oscar buzz (and the scent of poutine) is in the air. Good luck drowning it out.
Speak No Evil is a bone-chilling experience, one of the only films in recent memory that can make even the most ordinary poolside and family holiday moments feel ominous and haunting, you will not forget this one. It will stay with you way past watching the film. Speak No Evil is not for the faint of heart, especially if you have children, James McAvoy's performance is spectacular at making you feel uneasy and makes this a must-watch psychological thriller.
Megan Fox has the time of her life as a seductive murderbot in Subservience.
Kevin Smith's latest comedy The 4:30 Movie contains heart and a wonderful tribute to cinema.
