Reviews
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‘The Christophers’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Chamber Drama Is a Riveting Meditation on Art
TIFF 2025: Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are a compelling duo in this story of forgery, art and legacy
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‘Black Rabbit’ Review: Jason Bateman and Jude Law Are Mismatched Brothers in Netflix’s Disappointing Crime Series
The duo headline a handsome but unconvincing thriller set in gritty New York City
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‘& Sons’ Review: Bill Nighy’s Bad Dad Leads a Strong, Surprising Family Drama
TIFF 2025: Director Pablo Trapero and co-writer Sarah Polley craft a film that steadily grows on you
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‘Good Fortune’ Review: Keanu Reeves Is Fantastically Funny in Aziz Ansari’s Body Swap Comedy With an Angelic Twist
TIFF 2025: Seth Rogen and Reeves elevate a comedy based on an eat-the-rich trope that hardly feels rewarding
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‘California Schemin’ Review: James McAvoy Directs a Whimsical Story Based on a True Lie
TIFF 2025: Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross recreate a fake early aughts Scottish rap duo, taking a shot at fame and the music industry
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‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst Are a Charmingly Doomed Couple in Dark Rom-Com
Toronto Film Festival: Derek Cianfrance’s film highlights Tatum’s undeniable charm, even as a felon
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‘Rental Family’ Review: Brendan Fraser Fakes It Till He Makes It in Touching Japan-Set Drama
TIFF 2025: The Oscar winner stars in Searchlight’s odd and interesting film about the art and heart of acting
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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Glorious, Goofy Gothic Horror Is the Best ‘Knives Out’ Movie Yet
TIFF 2025: Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor are a match made in heaven in the director’s latest murder mystery
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‘EPiC’ Review: Baz Luhrmann Doesn’t Need Austin Butler to Make Another Rockin’ Elvis Movie
TIFF 2025: The director’s new film, which stands for “Elvis Presley in Concert,” mixes live footage with rehearsals, backstage moments and Elvis’ own voiceovers
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‘Fuze’ Review: David Mackenzie’s ’90s Throwback Actioner Is All Killer, No Filler
TIFF 2025: Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as a bomb disposal expert called to save London from an unexploded World War II bomb
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‘The Lost Bus’ Review: Paul Greengrass Turns Up the Heat in Visceral Wildfire Story
Toronto Film Festival: Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in a headlong piece of terrifying real-life action
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‘The Man in My Basement’ Review: Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins Play Mind Games in a Scattered Horror Film
TIFF 2025: This genre exercise introduces whole ideas but ultimately does little with them
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‘Steve’ Review: Cillian Murphy’s Netflix Drama Is a Difficult Watch With Strong Performances
TIFF 2025: Director Tim Mielants exposes the pitfalls of a reform school system in 1990s Britain
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‘Christy’ Review: A Spectacular Sydney Sweeney Will Break Your Jaw — and Your Heart
TIFF 2025: David Michôd’s boxing biopic has great performances, but the film doesn’t do them or its subject justice
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‘The Eyes of Ghana’ Review: Ben Proudfoot’s Documentary Charts Forgotten Legacy of African Cinema
TIFF 2025: The documentary from “The Last Repair Shop” team has a new subject, Chris Hesse, who proves that nothing can stay hidden forever
