Apr 10
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It’s rare to encounter a first-time writer-director who’s as assured as Emma Seligman. Her debut feature Shiva Baby w…
Mar 4
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Blockbusters are back in a big way this March, even if movie theaters aren’t. Many of the month’s biggest titles,…
Sep 20
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If you’ve managed to spend the last few weeks dodging the hype over Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, get ready for that…
Sep 18
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Toronto ends this year not with a check out, a wave through a taxi window, and a short flight home, but with the…
Sep 18
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and Katie Rife
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Greetings from the Toronto International Film Festival, a.k.a. our living rooms. Because of COVID, this year’s…
Sep 17
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Whether a critic likes it or not, Twitter reactions are the new first-look reviews at film festivals. As soon as the…
Sep 16
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It’s comforting that not everything is different this year at TIFF. The lineup may be smaller and the screenings may…
Sep 16
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Although the Toronto International Film Festival isn’t strictly a genre fest, when it comes to horror, sci-fi, and…
Sep 16
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When people insist that a movie must be seen in a theater, what they’re usually talking about are its visual…
Sep 15
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An enjoyable (and frequently noted) side effect of unhinging one’s brain-jaw and inhaling movies like you’re No-Face…
Sep 14
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The raves for Nomadland at the Toronto International Film Festival have resparked excitement for Chloé Zhao’s next…
Sep 13
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It’s been almost exactly six months since the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to everyone’s plans for the year—I know…
Sep 12
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Called it. A few hours ago, the Venice Film Festival came to a close with a widely anticipated announcement: Chloé…
Sep 12
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The Toronto International Film Festival has just started, but across the world, one of its major counterparts is…
Sep 11
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Even if Ammonite (Grade: B-) didn’t fall under the shadow of Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, it still wouldn’t be very…
Sep 11
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Who says there are no new movies in 2020? Coming off of remote coverage of the Fantasia Film Festival into remote…
Sep 10
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Film festivals, especially the major ones like Toronto, are never just about the films. They’re also about the experi…
Jul 30
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The Toronto International Film Festival announced its full 2020 lineup today, teasing what are likely to be the…
Jul 10
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In Atom Egoyan’s Guest Of Honour, David Thewlis plays a food inspector emotionally torn asunder by some accusations…
Jul 8
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In Atom Egoyan’s new film Guest Of Honour, David Thewlis is a slowly unraveling food inspector in search of clean…