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Rooney Mara is Under Pressure in First Trailer for Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina

While we ponder how exactly the fiasco surrounding Todd Haynes' would-be next film is going down in the household of Joaquin Phoenix and Carol star Rooney Mara...

TIFF Review: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos Captures a David vs. Goliath Fight

The cinematic arm of the Slum Dwellers International and affiliates’ campaign to expose injustice wrought upon waterfront communities in Nigeria’s largest city...

TIFF Review: Joshua Oppenheimer’s Bunker-Set Musical The End Offers Earnest Look at Redemption

Chatting with the head of a prominent documentary-production company recently, I asked if hybrid filmmaking had reached its natural limit. Could it conceivably...

TIFF Review: Pamela Anderson Shines in Gia Coppola’s Moving The Last Showgirl

“I’m older––I’m not old,” says Shelley, the longest-term performer in a past-its-prime Las Vegas revue. She is played by Pamela Anderson, the international ico...

TIFF Review: Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is a Work of Knotty Dramaturgy and Patient Form

Mike Leigh is nothing if not an expert at conceiving (in conjunction with talented actors) a certain kind of larger-than-life character. Well, larger-than-life...

Look Into My Eyes Director Lana Wilson on Psychic Tradition vs. Therapy, the Loneliness of NYC, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life

Psychic tradition has been part of history for thousands of years, yet the process can still feel mysterious to many. Documentarian Lana Wilson, who previously...

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Trailers

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Reviews

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Interviews

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Rooney Mara is Under Pressure in First Trailer for Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina

TIFF Review: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos Captures a David vs. Goliath Fight

TIFF Review: Joshua Oppenheimer’s Bunker-Set Musical The End Offers Earnest Look at Redemption

TIFF Review: Pamela Anderson Shines in Gia Coppola’s Moving The Last Showgirl

TIFF Review: Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is a Work of Knotty Dramaturgy and Patient Form

Look Into My Eyes Director Lana Wilson on Psychic Tradition vs. Therapy, the Loneliness of NYC, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life

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