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September 16, 2026 · by Nadia Arain

Review: 'Kick On' Brings the Blood at Midnight Madness

There’s always a film that brings the house down with energy and cheers during TIFF's Midnight Madness program. Last year, Kenji Tanigaki’s T...

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September 15, 2026 · by Nadia Arain

Review: Anna Biller Returns with Vengeful and Overlong ‘The Face of Horror’

Anna Biller is known for her gorgeous attention to detail and exploration of retro aesthetics through a modern feminist lens. The Love Witch ...

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September 13, 2026 · by Evan Miller

Review: ‘Julián’ is a Gorgeously Hand-Drawn Affirmation for Being Yourself

Every kid has their thing. Some kids love dinosaurs and some love cars. Julián (Knyght Darius Jack) loves the ocean, but more specifically, m...

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September 13, 2026 · by Cameron Ritter

Review: Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ Finds Hope Through the Arts

Lukas Dhont’s Coward is one of many films at TIFF this year that originally premiered at Cannes back in May. While many films have the Cannes...

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September 12, 2026 · by Nadia Arain

Review: ‘Rogue Trooper’ Is an Entertaining Sci-Fi War Film in All Its PS4 Cutscene Glory

I always find that the cult comic book movies take infinitely more creative liberties than Marvel and DC, which have created an ever-tiring s...

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September 10, 2026 · by Matthew Allan

‘Premature’ Review: A Scottish Rom-Com With a Personal Touch

After a one-night stand between flatmates results in an unexpected pregnancy, Eilidh (Elle Watson) and Cameron (James Rottger) have to decide...

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September 9, 2026 · by Joshua Mbonu

‘Hope’ Review: Na Hong-jin Crafts an Endlessly Exhilarating Blockbuster of Insane Proportions 

Movies are many things, of course, but one of the things that makes so much of cinema tick is the experiential feeling you get while watching...

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September 8, 2026 · by Nandita Joshi

Review: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Put the Magic in ‘Practical Magic 2’

Studios just cannot get enough of legacy sequels. Every year, at least one film from over twenty years ago that you never expected to be revi...

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September 7, 2026 · by Justin Duggan

Review: 'Summer Lost' is Beautiful, Heartfelt Independent Filmmaking

Georgia-based filmmaker Timothy Hall’s Summer Lost, which premiered at the River Run International Film Festival and was quickly followed by ...

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September 7, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: '15/18 (A Place to Heal)' is a Well-Intentioned, Jumbled Social Drama

In France, young adults (15-18 years old) who face extreme mental health issues or are considered dangerous to themselves or others are place...

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September 6, 2026 · by Madiha Ali

‘Furious’ Season 1 Review: This Is NOT Your Average Serial-Killer Show — It’s Vicious, Fearless, and Feral

Hulu’s Furious is one of the finest crime-drama series to emerge in decades. The story follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum), as sh...

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September 5, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: Primetime Showcases an Unruly Robert Pattinson Blurring the Lines of Reality TV

Chris Hansen tapped into something primordial with his legacy-defining To Catch a Predator (2004-2007), a sting-operation show that exposed m...

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