Report From Toronto
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‘The Critic’ Review: Ian McKellen Makes a Nasty Reviewer Despicable and Entertaining
Toronto 2023: Anand Tucker’s period tale of an embittered critic flirts with melodrama, but gives its star a role to relish
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‘Next Goal Wins’ Review: Abysmal Soccer Team Makes for Crowd-Pleasing Comedy From Taika Waititi
Toronto Film Festival 2023: Waititi’s Maori ancestry enables him to find comedy in American Samoan culture without being offensive or disparaging
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Toronto So Far: Fewer Stars, Fewer Studios Make for a Muted Festival
Four days in, the theme that ties together the 2023 TIFF experience is the inescapable scarcity of stars
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‘Knox Goes Away’ Review: Michael Keaton Turns Another Hitman Film Into a Fascinating Character Study
Toronto 2023: Keaton directs and stars in the drama about an assassin with dementia
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Taika Waititi Punches a Mic Talking Colonialism at TIFF Premiere for ‘Next Goal Wins’ (Video)
The director also acknowledged “the land that we’re on” and its people while discussing the Samoan soccer dramedy
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‘Sing Sing’ Review: Colman Domingo’s Prison-Set Drama Packs a Punch
Toronto 2023: In addition to “Rustin,” Domingo stars alongside real prisoner actors in this behind-bars drama
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TIFF Has More Films for Sale Than Ever, but the Strike Is Squeezing the Market
Toronto 2023: “Woman of the Hour” and “His Three Daughters” are in play for acquisition
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‘Flipside’ Review: Record Store Documentary Spins a Delightful Mass of Loose Ends and False Starts
Toronto 2023: Chris Wilcha’s film is a midlife meditation that keeps losing its train of thought, which is kind of perfect
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‘In Restless Dreams’ Review: Intimate Paul Simon Documentary Embraces the Mystery
Toronto 2023: Alex Gibney’s three-and-a-half-hour film juxtaposes Simon’s soul-searching new album with his seven-decade career
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‘Quiz Lady’ Review: Awkwafina and Sandra Oh Square Off in Broad, Silly Comedy
Toronto 2023: Director Jessica Yu’s energetic (or frantic) film features Will Ferrell, Tony Hale and Jason Schwartzman
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‘Dream Scenario’ Review: Nicolas Cage Goes After Cancel Culture in Provocative Drama
Toronto Film Festival: Cage appears in other people’s dreams a Kristoffer Borgli film that may be destined for cult status
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Kate Winslet Embodies Fierce World War II Photographer in ‘Lee’
Toronto 2023: The idea came when Winslet wondered why no one had told Miller’s story
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‘The Teacher’ Review: Palestinian Drama Paints a Portrait of Futility and Rage
Toronto 2023: Director Farah Nabulsi returns to the West Bank for the follow-up to her Oscar-nominated short “The Present”
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TIFF 2023: 22 of the Hottest Festival Titles
From “Dumb Money” to “Memory,” these are the titles everyone is talking about at the Toronto International Film Festival
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TIFF 2023: Willem Dafoe, Viggo Mortensen and Camila Morrone Shine on the Carpet (Photos)
See the stars come out to help launch film awards season at this year’s mid-strike Toronto Film Festival