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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Where the River Begins – “The pacing is meditative”
Seeking to help her young daughter, Yajaira decides to leave the streets of Bogotá and to return her home in the rainforest. Children are gleefully running through a rainforest and dive into the water to go swimming, only to see a building go up in flames. The action transitions to the urban setting of Bogotá, where the squalor is rampant and earning a living means resorting to criminal activities. ...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Wild Wild East – “The plot is full of twists and the acting is solid”
During World War II, a German official travels to a remote Polish village to investigate the disappearance of a lawyer believed to be safeguarding a stockpile of gold belonging to a wealthy Jewish family. A mysterious man travels on horseback into a desolate Polish village, claiming to be a German clerk seeking the whereabouts of a certain lawyer who would know where to find the gold belonging to a Jewish...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Look Back
Former childhood classmates collaborate together as adults to pursue their dream of becoming manga artists. Used to being praised and believing herself to be a genius as a manga artist, Fourth-grader Fujino has her confidence shaken when the work of shut-in student Kyomoto shines brighter than her own in the eyes of her classmates; she works hard to beat her rival but is unable to do causing the pen and...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Future Tense – “The premise feels unique, even if time travel in films is not.”
Imagine if you could travel back in time on vacation. Where and when would you choose? In the not-so-distant future, this is a reality in Jenna Cato Bass’ newest film, Future Tense. “Welcome to your time away from time,” Lwando (Lawrence Maleka) and his girlfriend Tara (Kristen Raath) hear as they prepare to leave the Cape Town chronological departure terminal. They buckle in for...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Tangles – “may just be the most touching movie of the festival.”
Every once in a while a film comes along that moves you so incredibly deeply that you’re left in shambles by its end. While I write this TIFF is only in its third day, but Tangles may just be the most touching movie of the festival. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it rides that wave of emotion right to awards season. Based on the graphic memoir of the same name from writer Sarah Leavitt,...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother – “Mahershala Ali remains a powerhouse”
A contract killer decides to devote his time looking after his three children but his long-time employer is not in agreement with the idea. A brutal fight takes place in a bathroom, which leads to a murder. It turns out to be a contracted hit, with the hired killer being Latif, a recent widower trying to manage life as a single father responsible for his three children, with one being a baby who can only...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Stuffed – “deliciously bizarre”
From its minor-key, melodic opening to its very end, Stuffed is uncomfortable… well, stuff. It’s the next musical Tim Burton wishes he had made, but instead we have director and co-writer Theo Rhys to thank, expanding on his 2021 short film that premiered at SXSW. A macabre, unique film, Stuffed is not going to be for everyone, but for a film about taxidermy, it also offers a surprising...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Being Heumann – “This will definitely be a crowd pleaser.”
Judy Heumann advocates for the signing of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in the process becomes known as the “Mother of the Disability Rights Movement.” The camera travels low to the ground as what is revealed to be a wheelchair is moving towards a protest that is taking place on a sidewalk featuring those with physical disabilities as well as those feeling marginalized by society. The...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Where the River Begins – “The pacing is meditative”
Seeking to help her young daughter, Yajaira decides to leave the streets of Bogotá and to return her home in the rainforest. Children are gleefully running through a rainforest and dive into the water to go...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Wild Wild East – “The plot is full of twists and the acting is solid”
During World War II, a German official travels to a remote Polish village to investigate the disappearance of a lawyer believed to be safeguarding a stockpile of gold belonging to a wealthy Jewish family. A...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Look Back
Former childhood classmates collaborate together as adults to pursue their...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Future Tense – “The premise feels unique, even if time travel in films is not.”
Imagine if you could travel back in time on vacation. Where and when would...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Tangles – “may just be the most touching movie of the festival.”
Every once in a while a film comes along that moves you so incredibly deeply...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother – “Mahershala Ali remains a powerhouse”
A contract killer decides to devote his time looking after his three children...
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TIFF 2026 Review – Everest: The Other Side – “Those with a fear of heights will yet again get sweaty palms in some scenes.”
For those of us who don’t indulge in adrenaline-inducing activities, the...
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TIFF 2026 Review: The Julia Set
A gifted university student who becomes romantically involved with a teaching...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Stuffed – “deliciously bizarre”
From its minor-key, melodic opening to its very end, Stuffed is...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Being Heumann – “This will definitely be a crowd pleaser.”
Judy Heumann advocates for the signing of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Back in Black – “a clever, slightly unhinged gem”
“Shut up. Listen” It’s a phrase heard multiple times in Ron Murphy’s...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Forgotten Spaceman – “more of a lament than a celebration.”
Amongst all of the domestic turmoil, Abdul Ahad Momand became the first Afghan...
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TIFF 2026 Review: The Violinist – “the entire experience was emotionally moving.”
A daughter from an affluent family and the adopted son of a family servant...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Innovation Hub
Returning after a decade absence at the Toronto International Film Festival is...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Toy Gun Bandit
A prank escalates into a robbery spree for a free-spirited 15 year-old living...
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TIFF 2026 Review: Hope – “the production value is flawless”
What is initially taken as a wild animal going on a rampage in the remote...
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Straight Circle – Watch the trailer for the new absurdist satirical comedy
Straight Circle is written and directed by Oscar Hudson in his directorial...
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The Mosquito Bowl – Watch Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård and more in the trailer for the new film from Peter Berg
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