Liam Lacey

Tu dors Nicole: A young woman’s insomnia leaves you wide awake

St. Vincent: Bill Murray saves the day

The Judge brings Robert Downey Jr. a more human role

Kill the Messenger: When cloak and dagger are mightier than the pen

The Judge: Weighty script drags down Downey, Duvall in legal drama

Mommy: A shared history of love, hope and profanity

Men, Women & Children: Anxious to seem contemporary as any after-school special

Gone Girl: Fincher builds an ingenious contraption

The Skeleton Twins makes seamless transitions from absurd to sincere

The Equalizer: Denzel Washington fights the good fight yet again

Metro Manila: Proof you can’t go wrong with the same crime thriller

This is Where I Leave You: All-star cast, but a contrived family

Altman dcumentary shows a filmmaker who’s difficult to define

Another action role for Liam Neeson with A Walk Among the Tombstones

The Drop: A modest tale with great appeal

Liam Lacey’s TIFF Diary: The big story is that there’s no big story

Liam Lacey’s TIFF Diary: Films explore both sides of Ukraine crisis

Liam Lacey’s TIFF Diary: Testy press conferences – don’t ask the stars about genius, sad stories or unruly facial hair

Liam Lacey’s TIFF Diary: Foxcatcher explores the poor-rich divide

Liam Lacey’s TIFF diary: Jon Stewart rises above Gaza tensions in directorial debut