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Mother Mother: TIFF 2024 Review

One of the pleasant surprises of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Mother Mother offers a riveting and intimate portrait of motherhood, grief, and forgiveness.

40 Acres: TIFF 2024 Review

A plague has wiped out 98% of the world’s animal population, leading to death and civil war. With food scarce and capitalist institutions collapsed, farmland has become the most valuable resource. Something a select few have and many would kill to obtain. It is in this post-apocalyptic setting that director R.T. Thorne’s thrilling feature debut 40 Acres takes place.

Queer: TIFF 2024 Review

Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey star in Queer, Luca Guadagnino's feverish adaptation of the novel by William S. Burroughs.

Village Keeper: TIFF 2024 Review

Village Keeper is a powerful and compassionate exploration of a woman’s journey toward healing while balancing life’s setbacks with moments of beauty and joy.

Emilia Perez: TIFF 2024 Review

Karla Sofía Gascón gives a star-is-born performance in Jacques Audiard's narco musical Emilia Pérez with Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez.

Sharp Corner: TIFF 2024 Review

The line between preparedness and obsession is a fine one in Jason Buxton’s Sharp Corner, starring Ben Foster and Cobie Smulders. The Nova Scotia-shot drama watches a family man's very ordinary and mundane life crumble before him as his obsession about car accidents in his front yard take over his life.

The Return: TIFF 2024 Review

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche lead Uberto Pasolini’s classical Greek drama, The Return, a slow-burning yet timeless emotional story adapted from Homer’s The Odyssey.

Friendship: TIFF 2024 Review

In Friendship, Tim Robinson’s signature off-kilter persona finds a bigger stage, with an absurd cringe comedy destined for cult status.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl: TIFF 2024 Review

A masterful exploration of the secrets that eat away at a family like termites devouring wood, Nyoni creates a mosaic of emotions that is at times amusing, claustrophobic, and utterly heartbreaking. A brilliant work on every level, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is one of the year’s best works.

Ick: TIFF 2024 Review

Joseph Kahn's alien invasion movie Ick offers a furious and irreverent mix of action, comedy, horror, and sci-fi.

The Last Showgirl: TIFF 2024 Review

Every once in a while, a role seems so intrinsically tied to the public perception of its star that the lead performance will literally feel like the part they were born to play. The Last Showgirl, directed by Gia Coppola, has crafted such a character for Pamela Anderson.