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September 17, 2025 · by Cameron Ritter

TIFF Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’ Fails to Land a Meaningful Punch

After a successful run with his brother, Josh, Benny Safdie has split off on his own to make The Smashing Machine, a sports biopic starring D...

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September 17, 2025 · by Ethan Dayton

TIFF 2025: 'Follies' is a French-Canadian Sex Comedy that Proves Canadians Can Get Freaky Too

It’s not very often we get a good sex comedy, let alone one that’s also thematically rich, genuinely funny, unafraid of showing some skin, an...

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Reviews

September 17, 2025 · by Kam Ryan

TIFF 2025: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ is A Cinematic Love Letter to a Forgotten Prophet

Amanda Seyfried is mother—quite literally—in The Testament of Ann Lee, Mona Fastvold’s stirring new biopic about the founder of the Shaker mo...

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Essays

September 17, 2025 · by Jake Fittipaldi

‘The Scarlet Letter’ for a New Generation: Why ‘Easy A’ Still Lasts

When Nathaniel Hawthorne published The Scarlet Letter in 1850, he was grappling with the heavy machinery of shame, morality, and public judgm...

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September 16, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

TIFF 2025: Bob Odenkirk Continues His Action Streak with Violent Yet Uninspired 'Normal'

In 2021, Bob Odenkirk, the Emmy-nominated actor best known for his role in Breaking Bad (2008-2013) and Better Call Saul (2015-2022), turned ...

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September 16, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

TIFF 2025: ‘Dust Bunny’ Explores A Fantastical, Magical Horror Action In Bryan Fuller’s Feature Debut

As children, we all had fears, either based on real experiences or conjured simply by our imagination. The feeling of being a child and looki...

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September 16, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

TIFF 2025: Fists Fly In Earth-Shattering Pan-Asian Action Film ‘The Furious’

Midnight Madness’s stellar program of genre films continued with Japanese action stunt choreographer/director Tanigaki Kenji’s The Furious. T...

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Reviews

September 15, 2025 · by Tate Fowler

Review: 'Only Murders in the Building' Season 5 is Off to a Great Investigation

The hit Hulu show Only Murders in the Building follows the true crime podcast of a rag-tag group of three outsiders: the washed-up TV actor C...

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News

September 15, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Chloe Zhao's 'Hamnet' Wins TIFF People's Choice Award

The people have spoken–Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet has won the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) People’s Choice Award, voted on by festival...

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Reviews

September 14, 2025 · by Red Broadwell

'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Places Anime on an Epic Scale

A little over four years ago, the status of anime films got a major global boost. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020) slashed previous box offic...

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Reviews

September 14, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

TIFF 2025 Colorful ‘Erupjca’ Explodes With Energy and Romance in Charli XCX’s Acting Debut

You could almost talk about Charli XCX’s debut film Erupjca exclusively using song titles from her iconic album “brat.” “Everything is romant...

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Reviews

September 14, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

TIFF 2025 ‘Charlie Harper’ Brings Heartbreak and Honesty To The Big Screen In This Romantic Dramedy

Falling in love in your twenties is generally full of whimsy, laughter, and a starry-eyed vision of the endless possibilities that the future...

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