The magic of adventure is alive and well in “Riddle of Fire” at the Toronto International Film Festival, in which a trio of kids embark on an odyssey so they can play video games.
Courtesy of TIFFChildhood is a magical time of wonder and fear, mischief and mayhem, and terror and euphoria, and the adventures kids embark upon can often seem akin to a fantasy. Riddle of Fire strives to capture that feeling, blending original weirdness and cinema-steeped imagination for a saga of friendship forged through an odyssey of playfulness and peril. Playing in the Midnight Madness program at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, it’s a rowdy, ramshackle affair that’s infus