Toronto 2019: Jungleland

Jungleland is a film about about a pair of brothers traveling across the country while also touching upon themes of toxic masculinity. Stanley Kaminski (Charlie Hunnam) and Lion Kaminski (Jack O’Connell) are a pair of brothers living in Massachusetts.  They’re down on their luck with the only hope of making money being a boxing match in San Francisco.  Easier said than done.  Lion is a boxer and Stanley acts as his manager.  If Stanley had…

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Trial by Fire: Texas Killed An Innocent Man

Trial by Fire not only makes the argument that Cameron Todd Willingham was innocent but points to evidence that Texas killed an innocent man. After Cameron Todd Willingham (Jack O’Connell) has been sitting on death row for a dozen years, Elizabeth Gilbert (Laura Dern) comes into his life.  She may have her own family issues but she’s touched by his letters and decides to help him out.  If not for Elizabeth, not only would new evidence…

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Money Monster: High-Stakes Thriller Told in Real Time

Money Monster isn’t the type of film that will win accolades but it is just enough to keep audiences on the edge of their seat. This is a film that tells its story in real time, from the moment that Money Monster host Lee Gates (George Clooney) is prepping for that day’s show with producer Patty Fenn (Julia Gates). Clooney plays the financial television host as an exaggerated version of Jim Cramer. I would imagine…

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