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Nosotros Review: TIFF 2026

by Courtney Small | September 12, 2026

A tender portrait of love, Nosotros announces Joaquín Ruano as a director to watch.

Maddie’s Secret Review: Gets Lost in the Sauce

by Pat Mullen | June 18, 2026

John Early pays homage to campy flicks and TV movies with Maddie's Secret, but casting himself as the leading lady is a passé one-note joke that overwhelms the film.

Leviticus Review: A Visionary Tale of Fatal Attraction

by Pat Mullen | June 17, 2026

Leviticus is a haunting tale of fatal attraction and a fable about living in a community that teaches you to associate love with fear.

Blue Film Review: We Like to Watch

by Pat Mullen | June 12, 2026

Kieron Moore electrifies as a camboy who understands the pleasure of being watched in Blue Film, Elliot Tuttle's provocative feature debut.

The Man I Love Review: Cannes 2026

by Elizabeth Mulloy | May 28, 2026

Ira Sachs' The Man I Love is a celebration of love, art, and life in the face of death during the heights of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s New York City, featuring a career-best performance from Rami Malek,.

Club Kid Review: Cannes 2026

by Elizabeth Mulloy | May 17, 2026

Jordan Firstman's Club Kid is a dazzling, crowd-pleasing debut from Cannes showing that it is never too late to be a better person.

Kiss of the Spider Woman Review: Jennifer Lopez Spins a Killer Web

by Pat Mullen | October 16, 2025

Jennifer Lopez shows us what makes an actor a star with her showstopping performance in Bill Condon's musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman.

I Don’t Understand You Review: Kroll and Rannells Slay in New Horror/Comedy

by Adam Schoales | June 5, 2025

Kroll and Rannells slay in this farcical comedy of errors from writers/directors David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano.

A tall young man in a grey t-shirt that says Yates in yellow letters walks in a crowd with a shorter young woman wearing an orange tank top and black skirt. A girl beside them wears a quasi-witch outfit and has her hands in the air.

Overcompensating Star Benito Skinner Takes Pride in Freshman Year

by Pat Mullen | May 15, 2025

Overcompensating creator and star Benito Skinner reflects on revisiting his freshman year of college in this refreshing and raunchy coming out series.

Sundance 2025: Plainclothes Review

by Pat Mullen | February 2, 2025

Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey burn up the screen in Plainclothes, although truly chaotic editing often snuffs their spark.

Sundance 2025: Twinless Review

by Pat Mullen | February 1, 2025

SundanceAudience Award winner Twinless, starring James Sweeney and Dylan O'Brien, delivers double the fun, double the heart, and double the feels.

Sundance 2025: Hold Me Close

by Courtney Small | January 27, 2025

Hold Me Close is a wonderful documentary short that follows a Black queer couple living life on their own terms.

Challengers Review: The Grandest of Slams

by Pat Mullen | April 26, 2024

Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist star in Luca Guadagnino's incredibly sexy tennis infidelity drama Challengers.

Sundance 2024: Desire Lines Review

by Barbara Goslawski | January 22, 2024

Desire Lines is a captivating hybrid documentary, flowing freely through constraints and bursting boundaries both literal and figurative.

Sundance 2024: Sebastian Review

by Pat Mullen | January 21, 2024

Sundance drama Sebastian, by Mikko Mäkelä, stars Ruaridh Mollica as an aspiring novelist who embarks on sex work as research for next story.

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ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN! ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT TICKETS TO SEE #ResidentEvil. To enter: 🔴 Follow us. 🔴 Like this post. 🔴 Tag the friend you'd bring to see RESIDENT EVIL. You'll be entered to win passes to see the film during its theatrical engagement beginning September 18! From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. @ResidentEvil opens exclusively in movie theatres on September 18, 2026. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 20. Open to Canadian residents only. Winners will be notified by DM. One entry per account, please. @SonyPicturesCanada @thetarogroup
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We're almost at the halfway point of #TIFF26 already (we can't believe it either) and we're already hit some incredible cinematic highs and some equally incredible lows... Here is a second batch of quotes from our critics on some of the films they've seen: The Debut (@mullenpat) Elsinore (@emmathedame) Love of Your Life (@rachel_is_here) Faith (@rachel_is_here) IDDA (@haileypassmore) Ancestors (@mullenpat) Krux (@rachel_is_here) L'AUTRE (@smallmind1978) Smudge the Blades (@mullenpat) Nobody's Violence (@smallmind1978) The Betrayers (@rachel_is_here) Nosotros (@smallmind1978) Read the full reviews at the link in our bio! What's topped your list at the fest so far?
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Love these faux playbills from the premiere of #TheDebut at #TIFF26. What’s the coolest piece of film marketing you’ve encountered?
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@tiff_net outdid themselves with this afternoon’s In Conversation with…Andrew Scott. Standing ovations, laughs and cheers galore. From Moriarty to Hot Priest to Tom Ripley and more, the chat covered his career highlights (with shout outs to Pride, All of Us Strangers, Wake Up Dead Man, and Blue Moon), to what it feels like to break the internet every 6 months (see the viral clip from his new series It Gets Worse), to taking on one of his most personal projects yet with #Elsinore. Stay tuned for our review of that last, which screens at #TIFF26 tomorrow. It is already generating some Oscar buzz for Scott. Other things we found out: His favourite Meryl Streep role: Postcards from the Edge. Runner up: Adaptation. Shakespeare roles he’d love to tackle: Iago or Benedick. (He’s excited for the Broadway transfer of @twhiddleston and @wellhayley’s Much Ado About Nothing, btw)
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No big deal. Just hanging out with @airbudofficial at #TIFF26.
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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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CONTEST: ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO THE ADVANCE SCREENING OF RESIDENT EVIL That Shelf, @SonyPicturesCanada, and @thetarogroup want to send you and a friend to see #ResidentEvil on September 16, 2026, in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal (in FR or EN) before it hits theatres! From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. Here's how to enter: 🦠 Follow us 🦠 Like this post 🦠 Tell us which city's screening you'd like to attend, and 🦠 Tag a friend RESIDENT EVIL opens exclusively in movie theatres on September 18, 2026 Giveaway closes at 8pm ET on September 14. Open to Canadian residents only. Winners will be contacted via DM.
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Day One of #TIFF26 kicked off yesterday in grand fashion, with a fabulous array of films to take in. That Shelf posted our fair share of reviews from @TIFF_NET before the day was done, including: Wild Horse Nine (by @rachel_is_here) All of a Sudden (by @smallmind1978) Coward (by @mullenpat) Fjord (by @robatss) How We Stand (by @imagery13) Hombre al agua (by Lyle Kruger) In the Heart of the South (by @mullenpat) The Unknown (by @smallmind1978) Stay tuned for our batch from Day 2! Which films are you looking forward to today? Read them all and more at the link in our bio.
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It's that time of year - the Toronto International Film Festival is upon us! The next 12 days will bring A-listers, films from all over the world, parties, and more to @TIFF_NET and Toronto. And somewhere in there...you can look forward to a metric ton of content from That Shelf and so many other great outlets from Canada and elsewhere. So whether you're attending as a writer, fan, or industry member, or just following along at home - we wish you all a happy TIFF-ing with this loving rip-off of a seasonal favourite... A special shout-out to our #TIFF26 team covering this year: @emmathedame @mullenpat @rachel_is_here @victorjstiff @smallmind1978 @imagery13 @robatss @haileypassmore @filmfest_ca and all those supporting us over the next fortnight. Catch all our coverage at the link in our bio!
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