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TIFF Review: The Good House Sees Sigourney Weaver in Stellar Form

The Good House is roughly one-half of an utterly wonderful, character-driven comedy-drama. But one-half is insufficient to classify anything a success. That is...

TIFF Review: Barry Levinson’s WWII Boxing Drama The Survivor Punches Into Thin Air

Ben Foster looks bloodied throughout Barry Levinson’s The Survivor. The actor, playing real-life Auschwitz survivor Herschel “Harry” Haft, takes blows to his b...

TIFF Review: The Tsugua Diaries Insightfully Explores the Perception of Time During the Pandemic

When the idea of “pandemic movies” becoming a sort of subgenre was formed and necessitated by global conditions, there was a groan that could be heard around t...

TIFF Review: Drunken Birds Centers on a Romance That Unfolds with Mystery and Style

We start at the end—the end of a cartel. Men climb the walls to go inside the now abandoned estate, walking amongst paintings and sculptures before stripping n...

TIFF Review: Zalava Puts Superstition on Trial With a Satirical Take on Mob Mentality

The inhabitants of Zalava were never meant to stay in one place. Their ancestors were nomads and now they've become farmers. So where did the demons come fro...

TIFF Review: The Other Tom Offers a Reductive Look at a Complicated Issue

Tom (Israel Rodriguez) is an uncontrollable youth in school and at home. Is it because he has ADHD? Probably. Is it also because he lives in a volatile househo...

TIFF Review: In Yuni, an Indonesian Girl’s Dreams Collide with Social Expectations

Kamila Andini further proves herself of Indonesian cinema’s most vital voices with her third solo feature Yuni. Partly inspired by Sapardi Djoko Damono’s love ...

TIFF Review: Whether the Weather Is Fine is an Ambitious, Incongruous Drama Set in the Wake of a Typhoon

The ambition behind Carlo Francisco Manatad's Whether the Weather Is Fine is undeniable. Set in the aftermath of 2013's Typhoon Haiyan (aka Super Typhoon Yolan...

TIFF Review: Huda’s Salon is a Riveting, Topical Spy Thriller

Long live the socially minded political thriller! Thanks to filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad, this long-underserved sub-genre––once perfected by directors like Hitchco...

TIFF Review: Silent Night is a Blunt Christmas Comedy That Pulls No Punches

The easiest way to make sure your child actors are up to swearing on-screen is casting your own. That's exactly what first-time feature writer/director Camille...

News

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Trailers

U.S. Trailer for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here Introduces Brazil’s Oscar Entry

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Asif Kapadia and Samantha Morton Imagine the Future in Trailer for La Jetée-Inspired 2073

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Interviews

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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