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Reviews: Dead Man’s Wire from TIFF 2025

September 24, 2025

Dead Man’s Wire is a true story about a man in 1977 who kidnaps the son of a bank manager to help pay off his mortgage, but is the hero of the story.

Reviews: A Private Life from TIFF 2025

September 22, 2025

A Private Life is a mystery about a patient who takes their own life and the doctor that tries to prove it may have been foul play, starring Jodie Foster.

Reviews: The Testament of Ann Lee from TIFF 2025

September 19, 2025

The Testament of Ann Lee is a religious musical about the founding of the Shaker Movement in 1700’s America starring Amanda Seyfried.

Reviews: Saipan from TIFF 2025

September 18, 2025

Saipan covers the lead up to the 2002 World Cup of soccer, where Irish captain Roy Keane is debating whether or not to play for national team.

Reviews: Nouvelle Vague from TIFF 2025

September 17, 2025

Nouvelle Vague, from Richard Linklater, is a re-telling of the making of Breathless, the French New Wave film from director Jean-Luc Godard.

Reviews: Exit 8 from TIFF 2025

September 16, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 We’re all trying to escape something… Based on a video game, Japanese director Genki Kawamura’s The Exit 8 brings to life…

Reviews: Sacrifice from TIFF 2025

September 15, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Sacrifice, directed by Romain Gavras, is a hilarious political satire skewering performative activism at the highest levels of society. Reminiscent of…

Reviews: Fuze from TIFF 2025

September 14, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 Fuze, the latest from British director David Mackenzie is a heist film that dumps a jigsaw puzzle into viewers laps and…

Reviews: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain from TIFF 2025

September 13, 2025

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is an animated film about a young Belgian girl growing up in post-war Japan and her experiences in the world.

Reviews: Junk World from TIFF 2025

September 12, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Junk World is an impressive and novel stop-motion adventure. While the background lore of director Takahide Hori’s world can be hard…