TIFF ‘22 Coverage: ‘The Fablemans’
'The Fablemans' is Spielberg's most personal work to date, the cast delights audiences at the TIFF premiere.

Two unhoused men turned community leaders— John and LaMonté —organize their neighbors in the face of displacement, addiction, and a failing social system.
'The Fablemans' is Spielberg's most personal work to date, the cast delights audiences at the TIFF premiere.
The repeated actions, the blood on the petals, the rustling under the floor…An ambient short horror film takes us into another realm.
Years before Mexican director, Alfonso Cuaron, was winning Academy Awards for movies like Gravity (2013) and Roma(2018), he directed a small, intimate film about two best friends who decide to embark on an improvised road trip to spend time with an older, attractive woman who miraculously agrees to go with them. Y tu Mamá También is a deep journey into the raw sexuality and friendship of the young protagonists, as well as a subtle social and political commentary on Mexico at the time.
'Playing with Fire' was clearly a film made for a kid or tween-ish audience. Keeping that in mind, I thought 'Playing with Fire' was alright, though it did portray some harmful stereotypes.
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
Rules are nowhere to be seen in the harsh unfiltered reality of ‘Fair Play.’