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
5 Questions and Answers from Jodie Foster about A Private Life (the Film, Not Her Own)
Original-Cin Q&A: Gus Van Sant on Dead Man's Wire and the Hostage-Taking That Inspired It
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMovies based on hostage taking, Dead Man’s Wire, Director Gus Van Sant, Hostage taker Tony Kiritsis, Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Al Pacino, Van Sant films shot in Toronto, Scriptwriter Austin Kolodney, TIFF '25
The Choral: A Too-Gentle Nod to the Transformative Power of Art
ReviewJim SlotekThe Choral, TIFF '25, Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner, British film, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Taylor Uttley, Amara Okereke, Mark Addy, WWI, Drama
Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value Director Joaquim Trier on Communicating Beyond Language
By Karen Gordon
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InterviewJim SlotekSentimental Value, Joaquim Trier, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, TIFF '25, Cannes Grand Prix, Elle Fanning, Eskil Vogt, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Awards season, awards contender
Dust Bunny: Mads Mikkelsen Makes Assassin-as-Father-Figure Work in Eccentric Drama
