#TIFF26: “THE SURGEON” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Eliza (Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh) has just retired after decades of service as a surgeon. Unsure of her next move, she is abducted one morning and forced at gunpoint to perform surgery on...someone. And when she tries to push back, her captors are none too thrilled.
THE SURGEON is a wild ride, full stop. It wastes no time getting Eliza captured and prepped for surgery, and then gradually unpacks the events that led her there alongside her trying to survive through ...
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#TIFF26: “I PLAY ROCKY” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Sylvester Stallone (Anthony Ippolito) moves to Los Angeles with the hopes of being an actor. He works as a valet to get by and writes scripts when he is at home. After watching a particularly inspiring boxing match, he writes Rocky. The studio execs are excited to make the picture and Stallone is eager to sell – but only if he can play the lead.
From that description alone, you should know whether or not I PLAY ROCKY from Director Peter Farrelly (who won People’s ...
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#TIFF26: “CLUB KID” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
When they warn you about drug use and strobing lights, they really mean it in Jordan Firstman's sublime feature directorial debut, CLUB KID. What they don't warn you about is how emotional a journey you are about to go on here, complete with laughter, tears and reflection.
Firstman stars as Peter, a party promoter and sometimes drug dealer who is languishing in life until he learns suddenly one day that he has a son he never knew about. Peter is into men, so how does ...
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#TIFF26: “THE DEBUT” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Jesse Eisenberg’s third feature is an unmissable crowd-pleaser.
Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore) is a stuck suburban housewife. Her husband and children pay her no attention she might as well be a ghost in their house. So, when a role with a community theatre company arises, she leaps at the opportunity to audition. Lacking the talent and confidence for the part, she doesn’t land it…at first. But when the actor who did drops out, she finally gets to take centre ...
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#TIFF26: “COWARD” REVIEW
By Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
In the first World War, Pierre (Emmanuel Macchia), a Belgian soldier, tries to balance the emotional weight of his horrifying position on the front lines with a blossoming romantic connection to Francis (Valentin Campagne), a theatre kid who motivates the troops with songs and dance. Lukas Dhont's Coward is a queer coming-of-age WWI movie, and right off the bat I have to give it props for being such a singular fusion of themes and genres. The look ...
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#TIFF26: DAY THREE SIGHTINGS – CYNTHIA ERIVO, ANNA KENDRICK, MARGARET QUALLEY, SETH ROGEN, ANTHONY IPPPOLITO, GABRIEL BASSO AND MORE
Some sightings from Day Three to share with you!
•Cynthia Erivo at tiff for PRIMA FACIE•Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre and Gabriel Basso at tiff for LOVE OF YOUR LIFE•Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen at tiff for BABIES•Son Suk-ku and Moon Choi at tiff for Bedford Park•Anthony Ippolito, Kiki Seto, Stephan James and Peter Farrelly at tiff for I PLAY ROCKY•Lily-Rose Depp, Léa Seydoux and Kelvin Harrison Jr. at tiff for ALPHA GANG
...and several more!
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#TIFF26: “ANCESTORS” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Ancestors is set in 1980s London and follows Beau (Éanna Hardwicke), an Irishman who left his homeland, where homosexuality was still illegal, for London. He spends his days working in a cafe and his nights with his friend Shell (Jessica Reynolds). When Tiny (Jack Wolfe) arrives at the cafe one day, an unlikely bond forms between the two, until Tiny disappears. This leads Beau to embark on a journey to find him.
David Turpin’s feature debut is a haunting journey ...
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#TIFF26: “MUSK” TRAILER
Directed by: Alex Gibney
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
https://youtu.be/MUmImn2GYq4?si=r8PPjFtoBzjBz2Zz
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#TIFF26: “EVERYBODY WANTS TO F*CK ME”
By Nicholas Porteous
Adam (Taron Egerton) is the nicest bachelor in London. He supports the women in his workplace, loves theatre and modern art, listens to Haim while he runs, and--based on his tote bag--he's got a MUBI subscription. He's also an unrepentant F-boy. Dating, lovebombing, and dashing--time and time again. Sofia (Jessica Henwick), is onto his game. Not only in the dating world--mythologically speaking. She has him pegged as a satyr--the male equivalent of a siren. And if you ...
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#TIFF26: DAY TWO SIGHTINGS – LISA, COURTENEY COX, INDE NAVARRETTE, SARAH PAULSON, JANE LEVY, AND MORE
It's only Day Two and this Festival just keeps getting better! Sightings include:
•LISA at tiff for Always Lalisa•Courteney Cox, Patricia Arquette and David Harbour at tiff with Evil Genius•Sarah Paulson, Dianne Wiest and Cody Fern at tiff with Closing Night•Sebastian Stan at tiff with Fjord•Jay Baruchel and Laurence Leboeuf at tiff with The Stunt Driver•Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker at tiff Obsession•Sung Kang at tiff with Drifter
... and many more!
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