This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 20th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-feb-20th,-2026

14 February 2026 Xu, the historical action film BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS is directed by master filmmaker and action director Yuen Woo-ping; boasts an all-star cast including Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior series), who also produced the film, Jet Li (Once Upon a Time in China),...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
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Toronto International Film Festival 2025 Capsule Reviews https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/toronto-international-film-festival-2025-capsule-reviews

12 August 2025 moves so slowly that it takes great effort to stay awake, especially when watching the film during a festival. The film boasts a fresh idea. March is mourning his wife, Nat, who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
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This Week's Film Reviews ( Oct 31st, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-oct-31st,-2025

19 October 2025 Woo (Malaysia has a population consisting of a majority Malays with Chinese concentrated in the towns and cities), the film boasts strong Hitchcock undertones in terms of audience participation and the use of shots and camera techniques to invoke...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
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This Week's Film Reviews ( Nov 21st, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-nov-21st,-2025

14 November 2025 2025) *** Directed by Yves Montmayeur A documentary is often as interesting as its subject, and the new doc SANGRE DEL TORO boasts one of the most intriguing filmmakers of Mexican horror. Guillermo Del Toro seamlessly merges his Mexican roots with...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
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The Christmas Movieshttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/the-christmas-movies-2

21 November 2025 debut is a layered family drama set in a British Christmas setting, though flawed by melodrama and sentimentality, it boasts an impressive cast of actors delivering performances worth watching. The impressive cast includes: Toni Collette as Helen, June...

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This Week's Film Reviews ( Dec 12th, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-dec-12th,-2025

28 November 2025 is the monster under Aurora’s bed, assumed, used as an analogy for the accretion of cosmic matter in planetoids. The film boasts two stars who love to take on weird character roles. One is the Dane actor Mads Mikkelsen (THE LAST VIKING, LAST CALL, THE...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
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Berlinale 2025https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/berlinale-2025

13 February 2026 times, which pose a problem in the narrative storytelling, despite some really outstanding animation. The film that boasts Japanese folklore and animation from Studio 4C reminds one of the Studio Ghibli animated films. The animated feature is a blend of...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
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