Toronto International Film Festival

‘Dahomey’ Review: Mati Diop Creates a Mesmerizing Artifact of Time Itself | TIFF

How do you tell a story about the return of something precious? About a homecoming? In Dahomey, which won the… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘William Tell’ Review: A Rousing, Old School Hollywood Epic of a Well-Told Story | TIFF

In case you don’t remember the story of William Tell from your school days, Nick Hamm’s new film about the… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Review: John Hsu Crafts a Hilarious and Deeply Referential Ghost Story with a Big Heart | TIFF

After the critical and commercial success of Detention, it was only a matter of time before Taiwanese filmmaker John Hsu… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘No Other Land’ Review: Basel Adra’s Palestinian Doc is a Story of Survival and Resilience and Demands Your Attention | TIFF

I have to imagine that one of the most difficult parts of making a documentary is that when real life… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield Romantic Drama is Less a Tear-Jerker and More Like a Forced Extraction | TIFF

Life affirming dramas or tear-jerking romcoms should do at least one of those things—affirm life, or make you cry a… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Haunted House Drama is Quietly Terrifying | TIFF

Haunted houses are scary, but the hidden personal demons that are common in our modern society are at least just… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘The Girl with the Needle’ Review: Magnus von Horn Serves a Gripping and Bleak Tale of Unspeakable Violence | TIFF

In his third feature, Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn delivers a striking look at one of Denmark’s most haunting crimes.… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: A Game Show Scandal Fuels a Compelling Character Study with an Uncanny Performance by Paul Walter Hauser | TIFF

With the streaming bubble on the verge of collapse and cable in continual freefall, we’re seeing more and more filmmakers… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘Four Daughters’ Review: Kaouther Ben Hania’s Inventive Documentary/Narrative Hybrid is One of the Best Films of the Year | Toronto

Love can be painful, hard and overbearing. That’s particularly true when it comes to maternal love in the Middle East,… Read More

September 18, 2023

‘Memory’ Review: Michel Franco’s Latest Favors Restraint and Contemplation as Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain Give Staggering Performances | Toronto

Films dealing with brain diseases such as dementia have long been overwhelmingly emotional experiences that pulled on heartstrings, emphasizing its… Read More

September 17, 2023

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