Report From Toronto
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‘Summer of ’85’ Film Review: François Ozon Explores His Favorite Things – Sex, Death, Dark Humor
Forget the comparisons to “Call Me by Your Name” — this coming-of-age tale is as unpredictable as it is hazily nostalgic
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‘New Order’ Film Review: A Political Horror Moment Gets Its Political Horror Movie
TIFF 2020: In Michel Franco’s latest, inequality begets chaos begets totalitarianism. Welcome to 2020.
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‘Concrete Cowboy’ Film Review: Idris Elba Drama Finds Vibrant Life at Street-Corner Stables
Director Ricky Staub uses the real-life Fletcher Street Stables to explore a subculture that has been largely ignored outside of Philadelphia for generations
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‘La Llorona’ Film Review: Jayro Bustamante Examines Real-Life Historical Horror in Impressive Third Feature
The title may conjure up the supernatural, but this shrewd film contemplates the actual genocide perpetrated against Guatemala’s indigenous population
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‘Nomadland’ Film Review: Frances McDormand Hits the Road in Quiet, Lyrical Drama
Chloé Zhao’s film is a gentle, uncommonly rich drama in which the main character hits the road not to get away from home, but to find it
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‘I Care a Lot’ Film Review: Rosamund Pike Is Very Bad, and That’s Pretty Good
J Blakeson’s black comedy is a nasty little piece of provocation based around scenery-chewing badness from Pike and Peter Dinklage
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‘One Night in Miami’ Film Review: Regina King Goes the Distance in Impressive Feature Directorial Debut
Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke spend a memorable evening together in Kemp Powers’ adaptation of his stage play
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‘Another Round’ Film Review: Mads Mikkelsen Ties One On for Thomas Vinterberg
This incisive and insightful drama about drinking to excess is more about mid-life crises than a sermon about demon rum
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‘Wolfwalkers’ Film Review: Old-School Animation Invigorates Irish Eco-Fable
The team behind “Song of the Sea” and “The Secret of Kells” deliver another tale that’s charming, exciting, and thought-provoking
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‘Ammonite’ Film Review: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Romance Burns With Quiet Passion
The 19th-century romance is a chamber duet by two virtuosos, reined in by a director who embraces the emotional but rarely gets sentimental
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‘City Hall’ Film Review: Frederick Wiseman Celebrates the Power of Civic Engagement
Boston mayor Marty Walsh becomes a constant figure in this examination of the good that government can potentially do with community involvement
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‘MLK/FBI’ Director Risked Helping the FBI Tarnish Dr King’s Legacy Because Story Was That Important (Video)
TIFF 2020: Sam Pollard’s documentary is a densely-packed story about how King was constantly harassed and surveilled by the FBI
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‘The New Corporation’ Director on How Companies Contribute to Spread of Disease – and Pandemics (Video)
TIFF2020: “I think its a really important and often ignored part of the narrative of the pandemic,” director tells TheWrap’s Brian Welk
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‘The Way I See It’ Director Dawn Porter Says Documentary Is a Non-Subtle Critique of Donald Trump (Video)
TIFF 2020: The film highlights former White House photographer Pete Souza’s work and the visible contrast between the Trump and Obama administrations
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‘Wolfwalkers’ Directors Say Medieval Irish Folklore Highlights Same Fear and Division Prevalent Today (Video)
TIFF 2020: Animated feature from “The Secret of Kells” team finds parallels from modern day to 17th Century
