Report From Toronto
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‘DASHCAM’ Film Review: Like an Internet Troll, In-Your-Face Horror Movie’s Shock Turns to Tedium
Rob Savage’s follow-up to “Host” is another COVID tale, but it digs itself into a hole without finding any depth
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‘The Desperate Hour’ Film Review: Naomi Watts Races Against Time and Tedium in Dull Thriller
The audience is always many steps ahead of this tension-free slog about a mother out to save her imperiled son
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‘Encounter’ Film Review: Riz Ahmed Shines in Confused Sci-Fi Hybrid
The star is the best thing about Michael Pearce’s film, which mixes “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” with a more serious character study
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‘Silent Night’ Film Review: Brits Gather for One Last Christmas Before the Apocalypse
A sharp ensemble keeps calm and carries on, but the narrative gets a bit muddled
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‘The Humans’ Film Review: Cast Shines in Moody Adaptation of Pulitzer-Winning Family Drama
Playwright Stephen Karam’s directorial debut is overly crafted, but the writing and casting keep its offbeat intelligence alive
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‘Belfast’ Film Review: Kenneth Branagh Crafts a Rich, Moving Memory Piece
Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe star in a movie that bursts with life as it explores a pivotal moment in the director’s own childhood
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‘Attica’ Film Review: Documentary Sets the Record Straight, 50 Years After the Uprising
Stanley Nelson relies on first-hand testimony to capture the truth behind the still-shocking prison massacre
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‘The Guilty’ Film Review: Jake Gyllenhaal’s One-Man Show Is a Hell of a Ride
Director Antoine Fuqua’s revved-up adaptation of the 2018 Danish film stays in one place but moves like a tough, efficient action flick
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Film Review: Broadway Musical Adaptation Sneaks Up on You
If you have a heart and any kind of tolerance for musicals, at some point you will probably surrender to Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation
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How ‘The Survivor’ Star Vicky Krieps Got Past the ‘Wall’ Ben Foster Put Up for Holocaust Drama (Video)
TIFF ’21: “He was like a sponge, he had soaked up this horror and this energy…it was very scary,” actress says
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‘The Starling’ Film Review: Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd Have Wings Clipped by Conventional Drama
Kevin Kline co-stars in this predictable and familiar tale once featured on the Black List
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Ben Platt Is Done With ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ After Movie Role – No, Really (Video)
TIFF 2021: “I’ve finished a few times, but now it’s in the ground,” the actor says
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How ‘7 Prisoners’ Star Rodrigo Santoro ‘Completely Transforms’ for Human Trafficking Drama (Video)
TIFF 2021: “The fact that people are doing a double take, it just shows the great lengths he went to,” director Alexandre Moratto says
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‘Benediction’ Director Terence Davies Explains Why Most Linear Biopics Are ‘Incredibly Dull’ (Video)
TIFF 2021: “I’m interested in not literally what happened next. What’s more important is what happens emotionally next,” the filmmaker says
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‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award
Toronto 2021: 12 of the last 13 films to win the award have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, and five have won it