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In an effort to bring a few household names to TIFF this year, the programmers leaned heavily on films directed…

Michael Jai White took the Blaxploitation genre for a ride back in 2009 with his cult classic, “Black Dynamite.” Unlike…

Richard Linklater returned to the fest circuit this year with one of his best films, the wonderfully entertaining “Hit Man,”…

Several films at this year’s festival featured women—real and fictional—who push back against expectations of what women should be while…

Alexander Payne has been accused of looking down on his characters in films like “Election,” “Citizen Ruth,” and “Nebraska.” I’ve…

There are several good starting points but little imaginative execution in “Satanic Hispanics,” a generic horror anthology whose title promises…

Colman Domingo was the center of attention at this year’s festivities. His performances in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Candyman,”…

There’s an interesting dynamic wherein artists are often fascinated by the lives and processes of other artists. It’s probably both…

After its splashy debut at Sundance in January led to a pricey acquisition by Netflix, Chloe Domont’s high finance romantic…

There were several coming-of-age and coming home films at this year’s festival. Both kinds of movies allow a personal story…