Reviews
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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
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‘Everybody Wants to F–k Me’ Review: Taron Egerton Lives a Performative Male’s Worst Nightmare
TIFF 2026: Jonathan Schey’s directorial debut is a scattershot skewering of the London dating scene
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‘The Stunt Driver’ Review: Jay Baruchel Delivers a Knockout Performance as Daredevil Ken Carter
TIFF 2026: Reteaming with director Michael Dowse, Baruchel plays a real-life stuntman committed to the ultimate jump that could either label him a hero or see him die trying
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‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Underwhelming Ode to Female Empowerment Falls Flat
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: Wilson writes, directs and stars as a washed-up pop star forced to confront new beginnings
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‘Trash Mountain’ Review: Caleb Hearon Finds Emotional Treasures in Moving, Mirthful Dramedy
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: The comedian, writer and actor shines like never before with his feature writing debut
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‘River’ Review: This Macabre, Magnificent Horror Slasher Will Drown You in Pure Terror
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: Joshua Giuliano’s fantastic feature debut kicks off the Midnight Madness section with a bang
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‘Being Heumann’ Review: Disabled Actors Light Up Siân Heder’s Crowd-Pleasing Drama
Toronto International Film Festival 2026: Heder’s follow-up to “CODA” stars Ruth Madeley in a story about the fight for disability rights
