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Blog: A Collection of TIFF Reviews

October 7, 2024

The Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up a few weeks ago, and we had plenty of excellent coverage. This included reviews of the People’s Choice, Midnight Madness, Best Canadian Discovery winners and much more!

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286: 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

September 24, 2024

With TIFF now behind us, it is time to discuss some of our favourite films that played, the award winners and what comes next for the People’s Choice selection.

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Reviews: Heretic from TIFF 2024

September 23, 2024

Final Rating: 4/5 In a sermon from April 2003, Gordon B. Hinckley, then-president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints delivered…

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Reviews: The Substance from TIFF 2024

September 20, 2024

Final Rating: 4/5 The Substance centres on Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), an Oscar-winning actress and host of a popular fitness program whose star is…

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Reviews: The Life of Chuck from TIFF 2024

September 19, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Few creators have had as much success adapting the work of horror legend Stephen King, and Mike Flanagan’s batting average would…

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Reviews: Vice is Broke from TIFF 2024

September 18, 2024

In February 2024, Vice stopped publishing content to its website, following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration the previous fall. This marked the end of an era for the outlet that had popularized a new form of guerrilla journalism in the 21st century. After 29 years and multiple buyouts, Vice was finally broke. 

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Reviews: The Return from TIFF 2024

September 17, 2024

From director Umberto Pasolini, The Return is the first major direct adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey since 1954’s Ulysses. Focusing on the events of Odysseus’ return to Ithaca after the Trojan War, The Return retains the setting of ancient Greece but strips away fantasy to convey a timeless message of how wars continue to haunt everyone long after they end.

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Reviews: Julie Keeps Quiet from TIFF 2024

September 16, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 ­­Leonardo Van Dijl’s film Julie Keeps Quiet is a slice-of-life with something darker bubbling just below the surface. It’s an unconventional…

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Reviews: Universal Language from TIFF 2024

September 11, 2024

Matthew Rankin’s film Universal Language takes place in modern day Winnipeg, but not the one you know. Canada’s two official languages are French and Persian

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Reviews: Young Werther from TIFF 2024

September 10, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 Just in time for the 250th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s smash-hit novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, José Lourenço’s…

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