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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Reviews: The Smashing Machine from TIFF 2025

September 10, 2025

Final Rating: 2.5/5 The Smashing Machine is a film with plenty of hype around it. It is written and directed by Benny Safdie, one…

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Reviews: Rental Family from TIFF 2025

September 8, 2025

In Rental Family, Philip is a down on his luck American actor who is hired by an agency to play the part of different family members based on client needs.

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Reviews: Mare’s Nest from TIFF 2025

September 4, 2025

Mare’s Nest tells a series of stories from the perspective of one girl named Moon in a world without adults and how things would function.

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Reviews: Dry Leaf from TIFF 2025

September 3, 2025

Final Rating: 4/5 Dry Leaf is a challenging, deeply affecting film showcasing a unique view of the Georgian countryside. Shot on a 2008 Sony…

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312: TIFF50 Preview

September 2, 2025

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival. Dakota and Jeff each pick 3 under the radar choices of movies…

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