Last week, I put together a round-up of my TIFF reviews, and two more can be added to that list: I reviewed “Prisoners” and “Philomena” for The Film Stage, and gave both an A-.
This means my TIFF coverage is just about complete, although my annual Buffalo Spree feature will not be out until the November issue. As I look at my grades, it first appears I went easy on some things, but I’m not sure that’s the case. I think it just transpired that I had a good year.
Clearly, “12 Years a Slave” towers over the rest, but I think it’s a solid list overall — and pretty darn eclectic.
Here is my full TIFF 2013 list:
- “12 Years a Slave”: A
- “Prisoners”: A-
- “Philomena”: A-
- “Labor Day”: A-
- “Jodorowsky’s Dune: B+
- “Visitors”: B+
- “Abuse of Weakness”: B+
- “All Is By My Side”: B+
- “A Field in England”: B
- “Bad Words”: B
- “Young and Beautiful”: B
- “Wasted Youth”: B
- “Sarah Prefers to Run”: B-
- “October November”: C+
- “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (technical glitch ended screening after 45 minutes; grade is for what I saw): C
- “Therese”: C
- “I Am Yours”: C-
- “You Are Here”: D
Photo from “Young and Beautiful” courtesy of TIFF