Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF Review: Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ is challenging cinema and taking it to the very edge [Grade: A-]

Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature Titane is certainly one of the year’s most original movies and a compelling look at the… Read More

September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Céline Sciamma’s ‘Petite Maman’ gloriously captures childhood emotions and perspectives [Grade: A-]

Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to her acclaimed Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a small film with a big heart,… Read More

September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Despite a fearless performance from Maisa Abd Elhadi, Hany Abu Assad’s ‘Huda’s Salon’ is mostly a misfire [Grade: C]

Hany Abu Assad’s return to Palestinian dramas is a mixed bag of didactic storytelling and expertly delivered thrills. A feminist… Read More

September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Asghar Farhadi hits a humanistic high with ‘A Hero’ [Grade: A]

Asghar Farhadi’s latest is one of his best, blending moral complications and social commentary to deliver an intellectual and emotional… Read More

September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: ‘Beginning’ knows where to start but no idea how to end

courtesy of TIFF Plot: When a mysterious attack takes place on a church in one of Georgia’s remote villages, a… Read More

September 22, 2020

TIFF Review: Naomi Kawase gets maternal with ‘True Mothers,’ her best film in years

courtesy of TIFF Plot: In Japan, a couple who are unable to give birth to a child of their own… Read More

September 21, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Summer of 85’ leaves the viewer out in the cold

courtesy of TIFF Plot: In 1985, a young man falls in love with an adventurous, free-spirited man. Over a brief… Read More

September 21, 2020

TIFF Review: What ’76 Days’ lacks in scope it makes up for as a timely look at the small beginnings of a worldwide pandemic

courtesy of TIFF Before it became a global issue, and long before it began to affect each and every one… Read More

September 20, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Gaza Mon Amour’ is one of the best Middle Eastern films of the year

courtesy of TIFF Plot: A 40-something fisherman in Gaza who has never been married catches an Apollo statue by pure… Read More

September 20, 2020

TIFF Review: Using myth and metaphor, ‘Wolfwalkers’ astounds with arresting visuals and masterful storytelling

Courtesy of TIFF Plot: Blending elements of Irish folklore, this new installment in Cartoon Saloon’s folklore inspired trilogy (Secret of… Read More

September 20, 2020

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