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Surveying TIFF's Platform competition devoted to auteur cinema.
TIFF 2021: Saloum Review
Saloum puts the pedal to the metal for 84 thrilling minutes, so buckle up for a genre-bending action-thriller with rock star swagger.
TIFF 2021: Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash Review
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash pulls from several genres to deliver one of TIFF 2021’s most audacious movies.
TIFF 2021: Encounter Review
Michael Pearce’s Encounter stars Riz Ahmed as a former marine and father of two boys who stumbles into earth-shattering news.
TIFF 2021: Întregalde Review
Întregalde is a darkly funny film that ultimately says more about the people watching it than it does about the characters trapped inside.
TIFF 2021: The Mad Women’s Ball Review
The Mad Women’s Ball is a stark portrayal of women betrayed by a patriarchal society determined to silence them.
TIFF 2021: Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over Review
Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner’s documentary Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over takes viewers through the pop and R&B star’s career.
TIFF 2021: Ahed’s Knee Review
Nadav Lapid takes aim at Israeli art and politics in this eccentric drama.
TIFF 2021: The Starling Review
Director Theodore Melfi’s heartfelt drama, The Starling, focuses on a husband and wife trapped in a cycle of grieving.
TIFF 2021: Benediction Review
Terence Davies poetically explores the battlefields of love.
TIFF 2021: Night Raiders Review
Danis Goulet’s dystopian thriller Night Raiders, like the best sci-fi movies, use an extraordinary premise to distill simple human truths.
TIFF 2021: The Power of the Dog Review
Jane Campion's return to directing proves a nuanced and quietly-thrilling look at identity, masculinity, and isolation with a career-best performance from Benedict Cumberbatch
TIFF 2021: Jagged Review
Canadian ‘90s grunge queen Alanis Morissette gets a deep dive into her career, rise to stardom and more in Jagged, a new HBO doc entry into Bill Simmons’ Music Box series.
TIFF 2021: Dug Dug Review
From filmmaker Ritwik Pareek comes Dug Dug, a film which observes how blind faith can be spawned out of the most unlikely of places.
TIFF 2021: Spencer Review
Star persona and character perfectly align in Kristen Stewart's take on the late Princess of Wales.