Reviews
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‘The 4:30 Movie’ Review: Kevin Smith Goes Back to the Movies (and Doesn’t Find Much)
Smith’s nostalgic ode to 1980s theater-hopping has more heart than humor — too much more
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‘Transformers One’ Review: Animated Prequel Is Easily the Best ‘Transformers’ Movie Yet
No humans? No problem!
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‘Millers in Marriage’ Review: Minnie Driver, Julianna Margulies Are Trapped in Edward Burns’ Boorish Relationship Drama
TIFF 2024: An ensemble cast of some otherwise talented actors can’t save this movie
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‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ Review: Matt Stone and Trey Parker Revamp a Colorado Classic
The “South Park” creators document the extensive renovation of the famous Casa Bonita restaurant with hilarity and heart
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‘William Tell’ Review: Claes Bang Anchors an Old Fashioned Epic With a Modern Sensibility
TIFF 2024: Nick Hamm’s film is big, brutal and beautiful – over the top at times and stirring at others
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‘I’m Still Here’ Review: Fernanda Torres Is Utterly Fantastic in Walter Salles’ Drama
TIFF 2024: The Brazilian film is as much an unflinching look at injustice as it is a compassionate portrait of one woman fighting it
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‘All of You’ Review: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots Give a Winning Rom-Com More Heart Than Expected
TIFF 2024: William Bridges plays up the longing in a decades-spanning tale of friends who take way too long to admit their attraction
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‘Else’ Review: This Bold Body Horror Film Is TIFF’s Most Trippy Discovery
TIFF 2024: Thibault Emin’s feature follows two individuals grappling with a disease that literally merges them into one being
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‘Meet the Barbarians’ Review: Julie Delpy’s Sharp French Comedy Gives Equality and Fraternity a Workout
TIFF 2024: Breton villagers test their limits when Syrian refugees arrive unexpectedly in the actress-director’s fairy-tale-like feature
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‘Heretic’ Review: Hugh Grant Is Devastatingly Sharp in Religious-Themed Horror Outing for A24
TIFF 2024: Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East round out an impressive addition to Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ filmography
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‘Riff Raff’ Review: Family Gets Complicated in Dito Montiel’s Messy Crime Comedy
TIFF 2024: The caper enlists heavyweight talents Ed Harris, Jennifer Coolidge and Bill Murray to pull off consistent laughs — and unfortunate tonal changes
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‘Without Blood’ Review: Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir Face Ghosts in Angelina Jolie’s Inert Drama
TIFF 2024: This well-intentioned reflection on war and loss comes up short
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‘Road Diary’ Review: Bruce Springsteen Documentary Brings Joy and Faces Loss
TIFF 2024: Thom Zimny’s film takes the full measure of a man and a band grappling with mortality on a concert stage
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‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan Save This Punishingly Grim Thriller
TIFF 2024: This story of sheep and revenge avoids being downright baaad thanks to its two leads
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‘The Assessment’ Review: Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander Duel in Cold Dystopian Drama
TIFF 2024: Fleur Fortuné’s stylish film about a grim future is as rigorous and cruel as the events it depicts