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TIFF Review: The King Tide is Mesmerizing, Grounded Sci-Fi

On the eve of the king tide, a life is lost via miscarriage while another is found crying in the hull of a capsized boat come ashore. Is it a sign? Some cosmic...

TIFF Review: Wicked Little Letters Finds Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley Elevating a Timid Crowdpleaser

Doing the most they can with a script that could’ve been plucked from the rejected bin of ‘90s Miramax feel-good crowd-pleasers, Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckl...

TIFF Review: His Three Daughters is a Powerful Family Drama

Absence is at the center of His Three Daughters, Azazel Jacobs’ latest film. It's set almost entirely in a small New York City apartment as three sisters reuni...

Martin Scorsese Hopes to Appear In New Jesus Film and Adapt Marilynne Robinson’s Home

Ten years ago, responding to rumors he'd sought to retire, Martin Scorsese succinctly replied, "You'll have to tackle me to stop me." Like a lunar cycle follow...

TIFF Review: The Tundra Within Me is a Quiet Drama Highlighting the Clash of Tradition and Modernity

Much like her main character Lena (Risten Anine Kvernmo Gaup), The Tundra Within Me writer-director Sara Margrethe Oskal was also a traditional Sami reindeer h...

TIFF Review: Stamped From the Beginning Emboldens American History with Black Feminist Perspectives

If your education was only gleaned from the American public school system, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks may be the only Black historical f...

TIFF Review: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is Blissfully Sweet Horror

It’s such a wonderfully simple yet utterly unique premise. Ever since Sasha (Sara Montpetit) was a young vampire, she’s been unable to bare her fangs. Maybe it...

TIFF Review: Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils is Potentially Horrible, Never Boring

You have to hand it to Atom Egoyan: no matter how many flops he’s accrued, he won’t chase trends. While his new film Seven Veils positions itself in the high-d...

TIFF Review: American Fiction is a Sharp Satire and Exemplary Showcase for Jeffrey Wright

Thelonious "Monk" Ellison is in a rut. He’s still trying to get a publisher to accept his latest book in a market that doesn’t exactly embrace his erudite styl...

TIFF Review: Kate Winslet Shines in Lee, an Involving but Predictable Biopic

There are few actors who command the screen like Kate Winslet, and with Ellen Kuras’ Lee, the thespian has one of her sturdiest roles in years. As tenacious, g...

News

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Trailers

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Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

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Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

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“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

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The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

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