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TIFF Review: The Middle Man is a Meandering Norwegian Drama of Off-Kilter Absurdity and Bone-Dry Hilarity

Frank Farelli (Pål Sverre Hagen) has been unemployed in a dying town for quite some time. The area used to attract visitors in the past—not many, but enough to...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 443 – Candyman (with Craig D. Lindsey)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Craig D. Lindsey to discuss Ni...

TIFF Review: Benediction Finds Terence Davies Capturing a Complex Life with Wit

Time is everything in a Terence Davies film. In Benediction, his biopic about English poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden), he eventually covers his subject’s ...

TIFF Review: The Wheel Provides a Convoluted, Mirrored Look at Marriage

Despite only being 24 years old, Walker (Taylor Gray) and Albee (Amber Midthunder) head into the woods from their Los Angeles existence to try to save their ei...

TIFF Review: Night Raiders Draws on Canadian History to Tell a Grounded Sci-Fi Tale

German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller coined the poetic confession "First they came…" in 1946. The post-WWII piece spoke about how groups like the Nazis woul...

TIFF Review: Sarah Gadon Stands Out in the Otherwise Disappointing All My Puny Sorrows

It is fitting that All My Puny Sorrows is making its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. This is a quintessential TIFF film. There ...

TIFF Review: Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash Addresses Indonesia’s Hyper-Machismo Culture

Back in the ‘80s, martial arts B-movies from Hong Kong made their way into Indonesian cinema. People were obsessed with them because they were fun and entertai...

TIFF Review: Encounter is a Sci-Fi Thriller with Strong Performances and a Superficial Message

A meteorite falling to Earth disintegrates into stardust that subsequently permeates everything it touches. It hits the soil, enters a bug, is consumed again, ...

TIFF Review: DASHCAM Takes Abrasive, Bloody Stabs at Cultural Commentary

In 2020, filmmaker Rob Savage found himself stuck in place from pandemic lockdowns. Rather than wait things out, he got clever and, with friends, made the horr...

TIFF Review: Listening to Kenny G Masterfully Recontextualizes How We Absorb the Artist’s Music

While the premise of Penny Lane's Listening to Kenny G unfolds through the comedic question "why do so many people hate Kenny G?" it quickly reveals itself a r...

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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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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