Flana Review: TIFF 2025
Flana explores the disproportionate disappearance of women and girls in Iraq through the lens of personal experiences.
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Sacrifice Review: TIFF 2025
Chris Evans has struggled to find his footing since wrapping up his eight-year run as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Once at the peak of box-office glory, he has since fallen to supporting roles and straight-to-streaming projects. Sacrifice, which stars Evans as Mike Tyler, a movie star still reeling from a public meltdown, […]
The Cost of Heaven Review: TIFF 2025
‘The Cost of Heaven’ follows one man’s attempts to achieve his dreams of a better a life, even though the one he has is already enviable.
Forastera Review: TIFF 2025
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias' feature debut, Forastera, captures that the grieving process takes on many forms.
Steve Review: TIFF 2025
Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy reunites with his Small Things Like These director Tim Mielants, who adapts Max Porter’s 2023 novella Shy for the Netflix reform school drama. A quiet drama about a place and people on the brink of collapse, Steve’s power lies in its performances.
100 Sunset Review: TIFF 2025
Kunsang Kyirong 100 Sunsent gives an authentic portrait of Toronto's Tibetan-Canadian community.
Bayaan Review: TIFF 2025
Bayaan begins with a rape that exposes the dangers of fanaticism and everyone’s willingness to turn a blind eye to the truth.
Hamlet Review: TIFF 2025
Hamlet is a contemporary production of Shakespeare’s play, updating the setting to modern-day England, but not the dialogue.
Obsession Review: TIFF 2025
Writer-director Curry Barker takes this familiar concept and runs with it in his feature film debut, Obsession, a one-note horror that will fail to satisfy TIFF’s Midnight Madness audience.
Dinner with Friends Review: TIFF 2025
Sasha Leigh Henry's feature debut, Dinner with Friends, captures the challenges of maintaining friendships while navigating the complexities of adulthood.
Laundry Review: TIFF 2025
Zamo Mkhwanazi’s Laundry is a moving story of hope, strained family bonds, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.
Still Single Review: TIFF 2025
Still Single chronicles the hectic lifestyle of Canada’s only two-Michelin-star chef, adding another face to the stereotypes that surround culinary genius.
The Sun Rises on Us All Review: TIFF 2025
The Sun Rises on Us All is the intense confrontation of resentment and forgiveness when a former couple is suddenly reunited.
Charlie Harper Review: TIFF 2025
In Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean’s nostalgic romance Charlie Harper, the formative relationship years of a 20-something couple are showcased in a way audiences haven’t seen since (500) Days of Summer.
It Was Just an Accident Review: TIFF 2025
Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner It Was Just an Accident gives an allegorical exploration of revenge and forgiveness, but it strains credibility at every turn.
