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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Love of Your Life – “Rachel Morrison’s film was always going to be beautiful.”
“Grief is never finished” These words are spoken by Catherine Keener in Love of Your Life. And they resonated profoundly. Not to get too personal, but in the last year and a bit, grief has been a constant companion in my life. Loss is never easy, whether a parent, an aunt, an uncle or even a dog. And the truth is, that everyone processes grief differently. Some people may bury it deep...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Bedford Park – “It does feel refreshingly honest and authentic”
Not every romance needs a meet-cute. Let’s call the meeting of Audrey (Moon Choi) and Eli (Son Sukku) a meet-ugly. As Audrey translates for her mother, who was in a car accident with Eli, their interaction definitely goes from bad to worse. Yelling, shouting and throwing fruit transpire as Eli coldly dismisses their desire to talk about the vehicular damage. But, when a medical emergency later...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: The Daughters of Abraham
Two estranged friends find their summer reunion upended by a tragedy. A wild party has one of two female friends unknowingly filmed having sex; the impulsive act has unexpected consequences, especially when an estranged acquaintance shows up and the relationship is renewed. The real strength comes from the entire cast, as it does feel as if the viewer is watching their lives unfold. Relationships between...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: What Lies Between Us – “A powerful film”
“We’re in this together” seems like famous last words, when you know that eventually the opposite will be true. In this twisty drama from director Amalie Næsby Fick, the truth will eventually come out, friendships will be strained, and lives will be changed. Anne Sofie (Borgen’s Sidse Babett Knudsen) and Sara (Sofie Gråbøl) are the types of friends that people envy. They have an...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Angh
The arrival of an American missionary causes a chief and his family to become the only remaining inhabitants of a Nagaland village in the early 1960s. Holding steadfast to the traditional beliefs and customs is Anghba while looking after his ailing wife and mute young son. The devotion has been costly, as the Nagaland village in which they live has become devoid of other inhabitants who have chosen to...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Tenzing – “compelling”
Living literally in the shadow of Everest, Tenzing Norgay as a child developed a deep affinity for the world’s tallest mountain which saw him years later accompany Edmund Hillary on the landmark 1953 expedition to conquer its summit for the first time. Herding yaks as a child on both sides of the mountainside caused Tenzing Norgay to become spiritually connected with Everest; the ambition to get to the...
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Read MoreTIFF 2026 Review: Tehran, Under the Skin – “personal and intimate.”
A quote from Voltaire hangs in the surgeon’s office: The enemy of the good is the perfect. These words are something that resonate all the way through Afsaneh Salari’s third feature film, Tehran, Under the Skin. Her new documentary, having its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, examines this age of body image anxiety by following women in her native Tehran as they...
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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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