AwardsWatch - Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF Review: World War II era ‘Tove’ paints a picture of love and loss

Meghan White September 10, 2020

We rarely recognize the most formative moments in our lives at the time of their occurrence. Seeking cover during an air raid during the second... Read More

TIFF Review: With a mesmerizing performance by Laetitia Dosch, ‘Simple Passion’ is anything but

Mina Takla September 10, 2020

Plot: A single mother falls in love with a younger man who enters her life as abruptly as he exits it. An examination of the... Read More

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

Mina Takla September 10, 2020

Plot: In the 1980s, a popular radio presenter and storyteller suddenly grows indifferent to his marriage life. A series of betrayals open doors for a... Read More

TIFF Review: The ambitious yet unfocused ‘Apples’

Mina Takla September 10, 2020

Plot: The world is hit by a pandemic – only it’s not the one we all know. Sudden amnesia is causing countless citizens to forget... Read More

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

Rubin Safaya September 10, 2020

Writer/director Nicole Riegel’s feature debut, Holler, expands upon her 2016 short of the same title. Originally a story of two young brothers making ends meet,... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘Noura’s Dream’

Mina Takla September 15, 2019

Hinde Boujemaa’s debut feature is an interesting exploration of women’s rights in modern-day Tunisia Making her first feature film after several shorts, Hinde Boujemaa’s NOURA’S... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘The Laundromat’ is a washout

Mina Takla September 14, 2019

Steven Soderbergh’s latest is an aimless, flat tale despite a timely premise A timey, topical film isn’t necessarily a good one, especially if it doesn’t... Read More

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

Mina Takla September 14, 2019

Halina Reijn’s debut feature is an explosive and subversive tale for the #Metoo era In her feature debut, which will represent the Netherlands in this... Read More

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

Mina Takla September 13, 2019

Oualid Mouaness’ debut feature is an uneven story about love in the middle of war Making his feature debut after a successful career in directing... Read More

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

Mina Takla September 13, 2019

Feras Fayyad’s new doc is a heartbreaking but hopeful story of how resilience can overcome suffering In his much-anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-nominated LAST MEN... Read More