Darkfield Toronto Review: Lights Out, Let’s Go

by Chris Knight | October 9, 2025

Darkfield is a deliciously unnerving experience, especially if you like to let raw fear run its icy fingers up and down your psyche.

The Baltimorons Review: Jay Duplass Delivers a Middling Dramedy About Another Lost Man-Child

by Mel Valentin | October 6, 2025

Mumblecore pioneer Jay Duplass returns with The Baltimorons, a middling comedy-drama about another lost man-child.

Bone Lake Review: Weaponized Sex is No Match for a Sharp Knife

by Sarah Gopaul | October 5, 2025

Bone Lake is a sexy, psychological thriller that should be considered a top October date night pick.

FILM

Sunburn Review: TIFF 2026

An endlessly charming and very playful debut, Sunburn is one of the year’s pleasant surprises. A film that you will enjoy spending the day hanging out with.
Paradise Lost Review: TIFF 2026

Paradise Lost struggles to turn its intriguing thriller sci-fi-tinged premise into a genuinely moving story about grief, loss, and letting go.
Love of Your Life: TIFF 2026 Review

Margaret Qualley delivers a standout performance in Love of Your Life, while Rachel Morrison turns a deceptively simple romance into a thoughtful exploration of grief, guilt and love.

The Classics Shelf: Anthony Perkins – Part Three

by Bil Antoniou | October 4, 2025

Part three in The Classic Shelf's ongoing series about the career of Anthony Perkins visits his films of the 1960s, aka the Psycho years.

The Smashing Machine Review

by Courtney Small | October 3, 2025

Benny Safdie's UFC drama The Smashing Machine defies traditional convention thanks to great performances by Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

A House of Dynamite Review: NYFF 2025

by Pat Mullen | October 2, 2025

Kathryn Bigelow's nerve-wrackingly tense A House of Dynamite is one explosive drama.

TV

3 Things You Need to Know About Chad Powers Season 2

Season 2 of Chad Powers is here! Glen Powell, Steve Zahn, and the cast of the series give us a sneak peek at what to expect.
Sterling Point Review: Summer, Scenery & Annie’s So-Called Life

Come for the coming-of-age intrigue, stay for the breathtaking Muskokan scenery. Prime Video's Sterling Point is the perfect end-of-summer series.
Malcom in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair Review: A Wonderful Extension to the Original

Smartly written, hilariously performed, and most importantly, entirely full of heart, the only major thing wrong with the Malcolm in the Middle sequel is that four episodes simply aren't enough.

The LEGO Shelf: A Nostalgic Fall

by Courtney Small | September 30, 2025

Gremlins, Game Boys, and Death Stars--oh, my! The LEGO Shelf looks at three October releases to keep you busy, especially if you can afford one of them.

Glen Powell as Chad Powers in Chad Powers / Courtesy of Disney+

Chad Powers Review: Glen Powell Is A Bonafide Comedy Star

by Alex Southey | September 30, 2025

Sports comedy Chad Powers finds a humour that feels like the best of a mix of what audiences already love, and something fresh.

After Hours in Bart Sells His Soul, The Simpsons

Springfield Googolplex: After Hours

by Springfield Googolplex | September 30, 2025

The boys debate the virtues of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours. At least they can agree “Bart Sells His Soul” is pretty much a perfect Simpsons episode.

PODCASTS

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney

On the latest Contra Zoom Pod they interview Matthew Rankin about his film Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, which had its world premiere at TIFF.
Contra Zoom Pod Episode 342: Canadian Film Draft

On the latest Contra Zoom Pod, Dakota Arsenault, Matthew Simpson, Bil Antoniou and Matt Sheardown draft the best Canadian movies!
Contra Zoom Pod Episode 340: Interview with Shiho Kataoka of Aruku

On Contra Zoom Pod, Jeff Bulmer chats with Shiho Kataoka, the director of Aruku, which played at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival.

Eleanor the Great is a solid directorial debut for Scarlett Johansson and an excellent showcase for June Squibb

Eleanor the Great Review: An Excellent Showcase for June Squibb

by Matthew Simpson | September 30, 2025

Grief is among the most challenging of human emotions. It’s a coupling of despair at loss, the ennui of loneliness, and the fondness of memory. It is a persistence of love, but also an absence that can leave us scrambling to fill the void it has created. Eleanor the Great is a film marketed as […]

Anemone Review: If Only It Displayed More of the ‘Miller Gene’

by Pat Mullen | September 28, 2025

Daniel Day-Lewis makes a highly anticipated return to the screen in Anemone, but the meandering story and lifeless pacing don't let his performance connect.

After the Hunt Review: NYFF 2025

by Pat Mullen | September 27, 2025

Julia Roberts commands the scene in Luca Guadagnino's juicy moral fable After the Hunt, which gives no easy answers for the audience.

Wayward Review: TIFF 2025

by Ethan Dayton | September 27, 2025

Netflix's new Canadian series Wayward shows that creator Mae Martin can bring not only laughs but thrills.

Interview: The Lowdown’s Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo

by Vanya Garraway | September 27, 2025

Star (and Exec. Prod.) Ethan Hawke and showrunner Sterlin Harjo on how The Lowdown takes on truth, storytelling, and accountability.

Inbar Lavi and Emile Hirsch in Bau, Artist at War

Bau, Artist at War Review

by Alex Southey | September 26, 2025

< Bau, Artist at War is a film about artist and Holocaust survivor Joseph Bau, which, unfortunately, doesn't do him justice.

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@taron.egerton and filmmaker Jonathan Schey answer questions after the world premiere of Everybody Wants to F*ck me at #TIFF26. The film: “Egerton gives a gleefully committed performance as a man determined to be viewed by potential paramours as the ideal catch in director Jonathan Schey’s darkly comic appraisal of modern dating and how some men signal virtues they don’t possess.” Via @tiff_net Stay tuned for our review! Head to the link in our bio for all our TIFF coverage. 🎥 @rachel_is_here
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