TIFF Diary #1: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer,’ ‘Roman J. Israel, Esq,’ ‘Molly’s Game,’ ‘Brad’s Status,’ ‘The Final Year’

The Killing of a Sacred Deer opens with a giant close-up of a heart in mid-surgery, pumping away as operatic music blasts over the soundtrack, an image that’s basically a pre-emptive rebuke – yes, there’s a heart beating somewhere in this movie.Deer is the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos, the deadpan provocateur behind Dogtooth and The […]