The best movies of Toronto 2018
Piers Handling was right. This was a great year for the Toronto International Film Festival. I didn’t quite see any…
Steve McQueen swerves for the mainstream with the kickass heist thriller Widows
There are lots of reasons why Best Popular Film is a dumb idea. The biggest may be that such an Oscar category would…
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and the team behind The Children Act on what makes this story special
Named for the landmark 1989 Parliamentary Act (but not based on a true events), The Children Act follows British High…
Lady Gaga is as great as you’ve heard, even if the rest of A Star Is Born isn’t
There’s one truly great, chills-inducing scene in Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, the latest Hollywood remake of A…
Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón returns to Earth for an intimate period-piece shot like an epic
In the months to come, you’re going to be hearing a lot about Roma (Grade: A-). Alfonso Cuarón’s visually sumptuous,…
Moonlight was no fluke
The last time Barry Jenkins had a movie playing in Toronto, the whole festival seemed to fall collectively under its…
Ryan Gosling and Robert Pattinson blast off into two very different outer space movies
There’s an escalator at the Scotiabank Theatre, the venue where just about all of the TIFF press and industry…
David Gordon Green’s Halloween is just another inferior Michael Myers rampage
The best thing about the latest, 11th by a comprehensive count, and (let’s be honest here) probably not final Halloween…
Robert Redford takes one last ride in a nostalgic true-crime yarn from the director of A Ghost Story
What do we see when we look at Robert Redford? Now in his 80s, the actor has reached that moment of his career,…
Toronto opens with the unofficial Braveheart sequel/rebuttal that no one needed
“This year, we have one of the strongest lineups we’ve ever had.” That’s what Piers Handling, retiring director and CEO…
Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig are making a murder mystery inspired by Agatha Christie
Now that Rian Johnson’s disrupted the Force of Star Wars fans with his excellent The Last Jedi, the filmmaker is now…
The 2018 Toronto International Film Festival announced part of its roster, and it is awesome
Usually, you’re lucky if you look at a film festival lineup and see a handful of interesting movies in the mix. But…
Haifaa al-Mansour hopes to inspire women with the story of Mary Shelley
Haifaa al-Mansour’s new film, Mary Shelley, tells the story of the world-famous novelist when she was know as Mary…
Director Susanna White brought her love of Westerns to Woman Walks Ahead
Director Susanna White’s new film, Woman Walks Ahead, follows the relationship between famed warrior and holy man…
Director Susanna White recreated Sitting Bull's cabin for the new biopic, Woman Walks Ahead
Director Susanna White’s new film, Woman Walks Ahead, follows the relationship between famed warrior and holy man…
Mary Shelley's Haifaa Al-Mansour isn't sweating the title of "first female Saudi film director"
Filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour is Saudi Arabia’s first female director. Her feature film debut, 2012’s Wadjda, received…
Elle Fanning is really into magic
Disclaimer: This video was filmed in September 2017 before the rape allegations against David Blane came to light.
From Fargo to Napoleon Dynamite: Haifaa Al-Mansour picks the 5 films that influenced her the most
Filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour is Saudi Arabia’s first female director. Her feature film debut, 2012’s Wadjda, received…
Elle Fanning and the cast of Mary Shelley didn’t know much about the author before reading the script
Haifaa al-Mansour’s new film Mary Shelley tells the story of the world-famous novelist when she was know as Mary…
The Carter Effect director Sean Menard on how Drake got involved with the project
Sean Menard calls his new documentary, The Carter Effect, a love letter to Toronto, one that examines how the culture…