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“The Son” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22
16Jan By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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“The Son” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22

"The Son" Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22 A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. THE SON centers on Peter (Hugh Jackman), whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) is upended when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas (Zen McGrath), who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his own father (Anthony Hopkins) to have taken care of him while juggling his and Beth's new son, and at work an offer of a dream position in Washington. However, by reaching for the past to correct its mistakes, he loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas ...
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“Sick” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #PeacockTV #SickMovie #TIFF22
10Jan By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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“Sick” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #PeacockTV #SickMovie #TIFF22

"Sick" Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #PeacockTV #SickMovie #TIFF22 The short synopsis read as follows - As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone--or so they think. I must admit that when I saw that “Sick” made it to the official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 and knowing that Kevin Williamson the mastermind behind “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Scream” was backing this movie It became a no brainer that this was a movie that I needed to see. But truth be told my schedule for chef 22 was so impossible I ended up skipping a screening of this movie today my coverage at the Film Festival hoping that some studio would pick it up and hoping...
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“The Whale” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22
19Dec By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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“The Whale” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22

"The Whale" Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22 A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. I have to admit that The Whale was one of those movies that ultimately pushed me to apply to cover the Toronto International Film Festival 2022, I was ecstatic I was hyped I was seeing all the praise that he was getting from previous presentations from other festivals and obviously the praise that Brendan Fraser was getting from his performance. When the lineup was revealed, and I made my schedule, I know The Whale was that movie that was a top priority for me. Yet once again I come out of the theater, and I start enumerating everything that worked and didn't wo...
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“The Fabelman” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22
20Nov By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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“The Fabelman” Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22

"The Fabelman" Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22 Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see "The Greatest Show on Earth." Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother. Honestly, The Fabelman, wasn’t a movie that was actually on my radar, as that's one movie that I had to watch during my coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival 2022. In fact, I believe the film was one of the last movies that I watch to end my coverage of the festival, and one of the reasons I wasn't really excited to watch the movie is because I felt this trailers and the promos already gave too much away and because I already knew what the buzz around it was and Steven Spiel...
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“The Menu” – Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22
14Nov By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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“The Menu” – Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) #TIFF22

"The Menu" - Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla) A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. With that synopsis out of the way let me start by telling you that the synopsis and the trailers truly don't give this movie justice. The promos and the trailer don't truly prepare you for what you're about to see. The Menu is both an experience sorry wise not only for the person that wrote it but also for the expectations When they sit down to watch it. The Menu was the second movie that I was truly excited to sit down and watch during my coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival 2022. Jokingly one of the main reasons I wanted to watch this movie was because of the pr...
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“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” – Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla). #TIFF22
3Nov By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” – Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla). #TIFF22

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" - Movie Review by Rafy Mediavilla (@Rmediavilla). #TIFF22 Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was in a weird position, pun intended, when I first arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022. To be completely honest the movie was on my radar, but I wasn't completely sure if I was going to be able to make it or squeeze it into my schedule. My first concern with this movie was that ...
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Interview w/ “Pearl” Writer & Director – Ti West. #PearlMovie #XMovie #TIFF22 #A24 #TiWest #MiaGoth @A24 @XMovie @Rmediavilla
25Sep By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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Interview w/ “Pearl” Writer & Director – Ti West. #PearlMovie #XMovie #TIFF22 #A24 #TiWest #MiaGoth @A24 @XMovie @Rmediavilla

Interview by Rafy Mediavilla w/ "Pearl" Writer & Director - Ti West. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide, in the stunning, technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain. Criticólogos: What was going through your mind when X was release and everybody went out to see it, and they came out of the theater wanting to see Pearl this prequal that exact same second? Ti West: It felt great because I knew we had this one in the can, so having made two movies at once before the first one came out was a big risk and thankfully everybody loved X, ...
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Interview w/ “Roost” Director Amy Redford & Star Grace Van Dien. #RoostMovie #TIFF22 @TIFF_NET @_AmyRedford @GraceVanDien @Rmediavilla
25Sep By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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Interview w/ “Roost” Director Amy Redford & Star Grace Van Dien. #RoostMovie #TIFF22 @TIFF_NET @_AmyRedford @GraceVanDien @Rmediavilla

Interview by Rafy Mediavilla w/ "Roost" Director Amy Redford & Star Grace Van Dien at the Red Carpet Premiere from the Toronto International Film Festival 2022. In this immersive thriller directed by Amy Redford, a young love affair becomes a menacing game of cat and mouse. Nothing and no one are as they seem.... A teenager and her cellphone. It’s a worrying combination for many parents, and when Anna (Grace Van Dien) tells her mother, Beth (Summer Phoenix), that she’s met a boy online, Beth goes on full alert. It turns out Anna’s new crush is not a boy but a man — 28 years old, and saying all the right things to a girl on the verge of 17 as she cradles her phone in her bedroom. Then, without invitation, there he is, on the family’s doorstep. Amy Redford’s Roost ...
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Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 award winners. #TIFF22
18Sep By Rafy MediavillaNo Comments
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Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 award winners. #TIFF22

Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 award winners. 2022 People’s Choice Awards, Platform Prize, NETPAC, and FIPRESCI, IMDbPro Short Cuts, Canada Goose Amplify Voices Awards, and Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Awards close the Festival  TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival® has announced its award recipients for the 47th edition of the Festival, which concluded last evening with the Closing Night screening of Mary Harron’s Dalíland at the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre and Roy Thomson Hall.“2022 brought an exceptional selection of films that excited festival audiences around the world,” said Cameron Bailey, TIFF CEO. “Our lineup showcased beloved auteurs alongside fresh voices in filmmaking, including numerous ...
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