Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF Review: Engrossing, ‘The Ties’ that bind examine a marriage in crisis

Luigi Lo Cascio and Alba Rohrwacher in The TIes Plot: In the 1980s, a popular radio presenter and storyteller suddenly… Read More

September 10, 2020

TIFF Review: The ambitious yet unfocused ‘Apples’

Aris Servetalis in Christos Nikou's Apples (courtesy of TIFF) Plot: The world is hit by a pandemic - only it’s… Read More

September 10, 2020

TIFF Review: Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler’ resonates with rural plight

Jessica Barden in Holler (courtesy Level Forward) Writer/director Nicole Riegel's feature debut, Holler, expands upon her 2016 short of the… Read More

September 10, 2020

Toronto Review: ‘Noura’s Dream’

Hinde Boujemaa’s debut feature is an interesting exploration of women’s rights in modern-day Tunisia Making her first feature film after… Read More

September 15, 2019

Toronto Review: ‘The Laundromat’ is a washout

Courtesy of TIFF Steven Soderbergh’s latest is an aimless, flat tale despite a timely premise A timey, topical film isn’t… Read More

September 14, 2019

Toronto Review: Carice van Houten is stunning in the provocative Oscar contender ‘Instinct’

Courtesy of TIFF Halina Reijn’s debut feature is an explosive and subversive tale for the #Metoo era In her feature… Read More

September 14, 2019

Toronto Review: Coming-of-age during wartime love story ‘1982’ is well-intentioned but doesn’t quite gel

Oualid Mouaness’ debut feature is an uneven story about love in the middle of war Making his feature debut after… Read More

September 13, 2019

Toronto Review: ‘The Cave,’ a chilling but hopeful tale of female resilience

Courtesy of TIFF Feras Fayyad’s new doc is a heartbreaking but hopeful story of how resilience can overcome suffering In… Read More

September 13, 2019

Toronto Review: ‘The Aeronauts’ is well-crafted with a winning performance by Felicity Jones

Courtesy of TIFF Tom Harper’s epic film is a mixed bag of elegance and emptiness Following his well-received Wild Rose,… Read More

September 12, 2019

Toronto Review: Not even Cynthia Erivo’s performance can save the deeply formulaic ‘Harriet’

Courtesy of TIFF Kasi Lemmons’ latest is a disappointing, uninspired biopic that fails to engage and whose subject deserves better… Read More

September 12, 2019

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