Reviews
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‘Babies’ Review: Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick Lead a Touching, Thoughtful Meditation on Family
TIFF 2026: Lauren Miller Rogen’s hilarious dramedy co-stars Kate Berlant, Dan Stevens, Issa Rae and Zach Cherry as a web of entangled couples
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‘Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been’ Review: Classic Singer Gets a Movie Where She’s Not in the Background
Toronto Film Festival: Barry Avrich’s documentary shines a light on Love in a way that couldn’t be done in “20 Feet From Stardom”
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‘The Last Photograph’ Review: Zack Snyder’s Agonizing, Ugly Slog Is His Worst Film Yet
TIFF 2026: The “Batman v. Superman” filmmaker puts his spin on “Apocalypse Now” to disastrous results
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‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd’ Review: Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy Are Wrenching in Bold Drama
Toronto Film Festival: Tim Blake Nelson’s crime drama, inspired by a real incident, doesn’t let characters or viewers off the hook
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‘Onwards and Sideways’ Review: Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans Are Devastatingly Great in Parkinson’s Disease Tearjerker
TIFF 2026: Director John Madden’s latest is an affecting look at Parkinson’s disease through the eyes of two people living with it at the same time
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‘Prima Facie’ Review: Cynthia Erivo Leads a Complex, Fascinating Adaptation of the Powerful One-Woman Show
TIFF 2026: The “Wicked” star plays a barrister who becomes the plaintiff in a strong, but incredibly different take on Suzie Miller’s award-winning play
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‘Closing Night’ Review: A Ferocious Sarah Paulson Buoys Cody Fern’s Directorial Debut
TIFF 2026: This drama about an unraveling family aims for sincerity but ends up in melodrama
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‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: Mahershala Ali Is Astounding in Revelatory Action Thriller
TIFF 2026: Bassam Tariq asks big questions about faith against the backdrop of a hitman movie, and the result is nothing short of miraculous
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‘Pretenders’ Review: Chrissie Hynde Doesn’t Enjoy Telling Her Story, But You Might Enjoy Watching It
Toronto Film Festival: Hynde comes across as both wildly frank and thoroughly cautious as she talks about her life and career
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‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock’s Tough Hollywood Story Finds a Star in Rosalind Eleazar
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: The British actress has the pride, pipes and passion to embody a wildly talented but self-destructive character
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‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Biopic About the Making of Sylvester Stallone’s Classic Is a Hollow Crowdpleaser
TIFF 2026: Peter Farrelly’s latest is a faint impersonation of a great movie
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‘The Julia Set’ Review: Chase Infiniti Shines in Uneven, Heavy-Handed Mathematics Drama
TIFF 2026: Strong casting and an intriguing premise don’t add up to anything worthwhile in Niki Byrne’s directorial debut
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‘Edward Said: Between Worlds’ Review: An Essential Voice for Our Times Is Resurrected in His Own Words
TIFF 2026: While one wishes there was more creativity to the filmmaking in this documentary, Said’s words maintain an enduring power
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‘Evil Genius’ Review: Patricia Arquette Is Killer in Courteney Cox’s Twisted True Crime Tale
TIFF 2026: David Harbour and Michael Chernus round out a cast directed by Cox
