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Exclusive: U.S. Trailer for Maureen Fazendeiro & Miguel Gomes’ The Tsugua Diaries, Acquired by KimStim

One of the most acclaimed films on this year's festival circuit has found a North American home. KimStim have acquired The Tsugua Diaries, Maureen Fazende...

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle Review: Bill Morrison Builds Beautiful Art From Discovery

It is hard to overstate how important Bill Morrison’s work is to the language and history of cinema. As much a historian as he is a filmmaker, Morrison seeks o...

TIFF Review: The Rescue is a Thrilling, Perhaps Unnecessary Retelling of an Extraordinary Story

For the better part of 18 days between June and July of 2018, 12 boys and their coach survived in the Tham Luang cave in Thailand. The saga dominated the news ...

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 ...

News

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Park Chan-wook to Direct Tang Wei, Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, and Pedro Pascal in The Brigands of Rattlecreek

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Jackass: Best and Last Trailer: Get Ready for One Final Ride

First Trailer for Kogonada’s Zi Conjures a Poetic City Symphony

Reviews

Deep Water Review: Renny Harlin Goes Back to Basics in Airplane Disaster Movie Meets Shark Thriller

Hokum Review: Adam Scott Gets Trapped in Underwhelming Horror Feature

Two Seasons, Two Strangers Review: Golden Leopard Winner is Breathtakingly Gorgeous

Features

Prismatic Ground 2026 Forges a Vibrant, Accessible Path for Film Festivals

NYC Weekend Watch: Maurice Pialat, Jane Fonda, Tarsem, Casablanca & More

New to Streaming: Marty Supreme, Sound of Falling, No Other Choice, Late Shift & More

Interviews

“Objectivity Is Not Possible”: Lucrecia Martel on Crafting Her First Documentary

“My Best Ideas Come To Me On Walks”: Sho Miyake on Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

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