Author: Jeff Mitchell

AHFW’s Top 10 Films of TIFF 2022

Jeff Mitchell

The 47th Annual Toronto International Festival (TIFF) came to a close on Sept. 18, 2022, and this proud Canadian jewel – once again – delivered countless movie options for professionals and fans of all ages. This critic experienced 40 feature-length movies over 11 days, so I didn’t nearly see everything, but here are my Top 10 TIFF Films! I hope you see these movies soon at a nearby cinema. “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Director/co-writer Edward Berger delivers his nightmarish and haunting vision of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929…

‘Railway Children’ is an ordinary and puzzling ride

Jeff Mitchell

“Railway Children” (2022) – During WWII, the German military relentlessly bombed British cities, as residents of all ages were forced to repeatedly dodge deadly projectiles. It was a part of their daily lives, like going to work or making supper.  Those nightmarish times could be especially cruel on the most vulnerable.  Therefore, the British government enacted Operation Pied Piper in 1939, which relocated about 3 million people during the movement’s first four days, according to an Oct. 22, 2021 DefenseMediaNetwork article written by Dwight Jon Zimmerman.  Most evacuees were children,…

‘See How They Run’ plods in place

Jeff Mitchell

“See How They Run” (2022) – “(If) you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.” – Leo Kopernick (Adrien Brody) In Tom George’s first movie, he sends (fictional) Hollywood director Leo Kopernick to London to catch a play, Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”, because the blunt-talking, on-screen filmmaker wants to turn the work into a motion picture. The year is 1953, and Mr. Kopernick is a fish out of water while staying across the pond.  This crafty, former New Yorker (judging by his accent) doesn’t exactly mesh with British socialites.  Soon after…