Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe: Heart, a Tickle Trunk and Tears
The Creator: Gareth Edwards Flips the Script on the 'Evil AI' Meme
Solo: Montreal-Set Drag Drama Explores the Perils of Misplaced Trust
ReviewJim SlotekSolo, TIFF 23, Sophie Dupuis, Théodore Pellerin, Félix Maritaud, Alice Moreault, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Best Canadian Feature, Drag Queens, French language, Montreal
No One Will Save You: More Like No One Will Talk to You
Expend4bles: One Last (?) Round of Pyro, Casual Killing and Wrestling-Style Kayfabe
ReviewJim SlotekThe Expendables franchise, Expend4bles, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Tony Jaa, Mercenary movie heroes, Megan Fox, 50 Cent, Randy Couture, Scott Waugh
Stellar: A Love Story and a Love Letter to the Land
Reptile: Thriller Elevates Benicio Del Toro As Its Story Lards on the Twists
ReviewJim SlotekReptile, Netflix, TIFF 23, Benicia del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Bogosian, Thriller, Cop drama, Mystery, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh
Dumb Money: When the Little Guys Beat Wall Street for a Hot Minute
ReviewJim SlotekDumb Money, GameStop "short squeeze", Movies based on real life stock scandal, Toronto International Film Festival, Paul Dano, America Ferrera, Shailene Woodley, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Craig Gillespie
TIFF '23: What To See at This Year's Fest, Sept. 17
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TIFF '23: What To See at This Year's Fest, Sept. 16
ReviewJim SlotekFallen Leaves, TIFF 23, Centrepiece, Luminaries, The Convert, Special Presentations, Hell of a Summer, Midnight Madness, Boil Alert, TIFF Docs, Gonzo Girl, Discovery, Dicks: The Musical, Great Absence, Platform, The Critic, Rustin, Telling Our Story, Primetime
TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 15
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The Retirement Plan: Big Dumb Escapist Fun with Nic Cage, Comedy and Bloodshed
TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 14
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ReviewJim SlotekMademoiselle Kenopsia, Wavelengths, La Chimera, Special Presentations, All The Light We Cannot See, Primetime, TIFF 23, Finestkind, Gala Presentations, American Fiction, Special Presentation, RU, When Evil Lurks, Midnight Madness, Memory, Daddio
El Conde: In Pablo Larrain’s Vampiric Gallows Satire, the Late Dictator Pinochet Literally Sucks
Golden Delicious: A Generous, But Pat Asian-Canadian Coming-Out Drama
TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 13
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ReviewJim SlotekFlora and Son, Gala Presentations, Four Daughters, Special Presentations, The Royal Hotel, The Teachers' Lounge, Centrepiece, TIFF, Quiz Lady, Wildcat, The King Tide, Platform, The Contestant, TIFF Docs, Not a Word, Flipside, The Pigeon Tunnel, Green Border, TIFF 23
A Haunting in Venice: Branagh's latest Christie Fix is a Fusty and Familiar Sleuth-Fest
By Chris Knight
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TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 12
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ReviewJim SlotekTautuktavuk (What We See), Shame on Dry Land, We Grown Now, Yellow Bus, Fitting In, Centrepiece, Platform, Discovery, TIFF New Wave, Evil Does Not Exist, Walls, TIFF Docs, Sorry/Not Sorry, The Holdovers, Special Presentations
TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 11
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ReviewJim SlotekAfter the Fire, Discovery, Backspot, Monster, Special Presentations, TIFF 23, Concrete Utopia, Gala Presentations, The Zone of Interest, Knox Goes Away
TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 10
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ReviewJim SlotekMr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe, TIFF Docs, The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Centrepiece, Chuck Chuck Baby, Dumb Money, Gala Presentations, The Boy and the Heron, The Dead Don't Hurt, Stamped From the Beginning