Rose of Nevada: When Art House Meets Time Travel
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekRose of Nevada, TIFF '25, Mark Jenkin, George MacKay, Callum Turner, British, Art house movies, Time travel films, Mystery, Drama
Couture: French-Speaking Angelina Jolie Anchors an Otherwise Thin Drama
ReviewJim SlotekCouture, TIFF '25, Alice Winocour, Angelina Jolie, Louis Garrel, Ella Rumpf, Garance Marillier, Vincent Lindon, Anyier Anei, Drama, Fashion, Shot in Paris, Paris, Women's stories
Unidentified: A Tricky If Uninspired Saudi Crime Who-Done-It
ReviewJim SlotekUnidentified, TIFF '25, Saudi Arabia, Haifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann, Mila Al Zahrani, Shafi Al Harthi, Fatma Al Shareef, Abdullah Al Qahtani, Arabic, Women's lives
The Furious: Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting
Carolina Caroline: Outlaw Lovers on the Lam (Again) Apparently Never Gets Old
Obsession: A Horror Film You Just Have To (No, Really Must) See
Silent Friend: Beautifully Shot Time-Travelling Drama Connects Eras and Imaginations
Mārama: Māori Meets Brontë in a Vivid Anti-Colonial Payback Drama
ReviewJim SlotekMārama, TIFF '25, Taratoa Stappard, Ariana Osborne, Evelyn Towersey, Toby Stephens, Erroll Shand, Umi Myers, Jordan Mooney, Gothic drama, Maori, British Colonialism, Period drama
Original-Cin Q&A: Wizard of the Kremlin Director Olivier Assayas on Political Savagery
By Bonnie Laufer
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Fuze: Twisty, Fast-moving Heist Film Delivers Mad Skills and Real Thrills
ReviewJim SlotekFuze, TIFF '25, David Mackenzie, Theo James, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Heist movies, Heist films, British, Action
I Swear: Fascinating Subject Gets the Heartfelt Treatment
ReviewJim SlotekI Swear, TIFF '25, Biopic, Kirk Jones, Robert Aramayo, Shirley Henderson, Maxine Peake, British, BAFTA, Tourettes
The Christophers: Soderberg’s Latest Finds Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen in Dark Art World Comedy
ReviewJim SlotekThe Christophers, TIFF '25, Steven Soderbergh, Ed Solomon, Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Jessica Gunning, Black comedy, Art fraud, Art world, British
Exit 8: Your Transit Woes Have Nothing on This Bedevilled Commuter
By Chris Knight
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The Blue Trail: Age Is Way More Than Just a Number
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Blue Trail, Brazilian, TIFF '25, Gabriel Mascaro, Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras, Dystopian fiction, sci-fi, Aging
Space Cadet: Kid Koala’s Heartwarming Animation a Celebration of Visual Storytelling
Original-Cin Q&A: Youngblood Actor Ashton James on Slapshots and Remakes
By Bonnie Laufer
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The President’s Cake: Iraq Period Piece Is Just a Touch Too Sweet
By Chris Knight
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Kokuho: Brotherly Rivalry in a Powerful Kabuki Epic
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Review!
By Chris Knight
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The Testament of Ann Lee: A Visionary Religious Musical, For Better and Worse
ReviewJim SlotekThe Testament of Ann Lee, TIFF '25, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Beard, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Period piece, Musical, Drama
