Since I missed last year’s in-person return to the Toronto International Film Festival, it was my turn to enjoy this…
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An incredibly strong Venice led to full days at TIFF, wherein ticket buyers could catch up on acclaimed films that had…
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“A Haunting in Venice” is the best of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot movies. It’s also one of Branagh’s best, period, thanks to…
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In an effort to bring a few household names to TIFF this year, the programmers leaned heavily on films directed…
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Michael Jai White took the Blaxploitation genre for a ride back in 2009 with his cult classic, “Black Dynamite.” Unlike…
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Richard Linklater returned to the fest circuit this year with one of his best films, the wonderfully entertaining “Hit Man,”…
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Several films at this year’s festival featured women—real and fictional—who push back against expectations of what women should be while…
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Alexander Payne has been accused of looking down on his characters in films like “Election,” “Citizen Ruth,” and “Nebraska.” I’ve…
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There are several good starting points but little imaginative execution in “Satanic Hispanics,” a generic horror anthology whose title promises…
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Colman Domingo was the center of attention at this year’s festivities. His performances in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Candyman,”…
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