One of our very best actors, Brian Cox, makes a somewhat belated directorial debut with the Toronto world premiere Glenrothan, in which he also stars. Set in his…
Read more ‘Glenrothan’ Review: Brian Cox’s Scotland-Set Directorial Debut Combats Sibling-Drama Clichés With Good ActingIf there was any lingering doubt regarding Bob Odenkirk‘s late-career reinvention as a legit everyman action star, Normal handily seals the deal. Having proved himself up to the…
Read more ‘Normal’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Fires on All Cylinders in Ben Wheatley’s Jaw-Droppingly Excessive Blast of a Crime CaperThe controversial and zig-zagging journey for the Oct. 7 rescue movie The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue had another twist on Sunday when it picked up the…
Read more Oct. 7 Film ‘The Road Between Us’ Nabs People’s Choice Documentary Prize in TorontoChloé Zhao’s Hamnet picked up the top People’s Choice honor Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival during a 50th edition that followed Venice, Telluride and Cannes. The Nomadland…
Read more Toronto: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Wins Audience AwardFor a book that not many people know about or have read, James George Frazer’s The Golden Bough (1890) has had quite an impact on cult cinema, particularly…
Read more ‘Sacrifice’ Review: Romain Gavras’ Entertaining Eco-Satire Has A Surprisingly Emotional Impact – Toronto Film FestivalWho knew Vince Vaughn could carry a tune? Turns out, the actor’s been singing right under our noses for years, from the ironic Alanis Morissette cover he delivered…
Read more ‘Easy’s Waltz’ Review: Vince Vaughn Reveals a Hidden Talent for Singing in Nic Pizzolatto’s Low-Key DebutHarrison Browne, the first-ever publicly transgender pro hockey player, now has the challenge of boosting trans representation as he brings his directorial debut Pink Light for a world…
Read more Hockey Drama ‘Pink Light’ Tackles Transgender Athlete Debate for “Villainizing the Community”Corey Hawkins is known for films like Straight Outta Compton, In the Heights, and The Color Purple, along with his Tony-nominated work in plays like Six Degrees of…
Read more Broadway Star Corey Hawkins Finds New Depth in The Man in My BasementBrian Cox, a proud Scotsman, left little to the imagination on Thursday night as he wore a kilt to the world premiere of Glenrothan, his Scotch whisky drama and…
Read more Brian Cox Suffers Kilt Wardrobe Blunder at Toronto Premiere: “It’s Hard Not to Wear Underpants”A feature documentary about Paul Shaffer, best known David Letterman’s longtime sidekick and Late Show bandleader, is in the works. The life rights to the story of the…
Read more Paul Shaffer to Get Feature Doc Treatment (Exclusive)It wasn’t meant as a joke when a Hollywood studio cast Nicolas Cage as an emo angel who risks his wings to save Meg Ryan, a mortal with…
Read more ‘Good Fortune’ Review: Keanu Reeves’ Brainless Angel Runs Away With Aziz Ansari’s Clever Directing DebutHigh school can really get under your skin, as Emile Hirsch is discovering in this exclusive first look image from the horror-comedy Lice. Hirsch stars in the film, which…
Read more See Emile Hirsch in Horror-Comedy ‘Lice’ (Exclusive First Look)How well did the two of you know each other before this? Dunst: Not at all. Tatum: She doesn’t remember it, but I had met her at a…
Read more Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst on Falling in Love and the One that Got Away“Couture” is a drama set during Paris Fashion Week, starring Angelina Jolie as a character who is fashion world-adjacent — a goth-glam director of hip indie horror films…
Read more ‘Couture’ Review: Angelina Jolie in a Paris Fashion Week Drama That’s as Low-Key as the Fashion World Isn’tRegrets, he has a few, Guillermo del Toro told the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday night. The good thing, though, those regrets are creative fodder for the Oscar-winning…
Read more Guillermo del Toro’s Next Act: “I’m in the Regret Decade”Not to be confused with Nobody or even Nobody II which just released a few weeks ago, Bob Odenkirk already has his next uber action movie on deck.…
Read more ‘Normal’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Back In Action Again In Ben Wheatley’s Wild Violent Black Comedy Western – Toronto Film FestivalGyörgy Pálfi’s “Hen” makes a movie star of an unlikely figure: the chicken. Having its world premiere in Toronto’s competitive Platform section, “Hen” sees the Hungarian director enlist…
Read more György Pálfi Talks Logistical Challenges of Working With Eight Chicken Protagonists in Toronto Platform Title ‘Hen’“It was a very emotional screening for us,” she continued. “It’s as if the film is suddenly born and it’s not yours anymore. It doesn’t belong to you…
Read more Vanity Fair and Four Seasons Celebrate TIFF’s 50th AnniversaryThe biggest stars at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival hoped to bring light to tumultuous times at the seventh annual TIFF Tribute Awards on Saturday night. Nearly every…
Read more Stars Push for Empathy and Hope at Toronto Film Festival Tribute AwardsWagner Moura is no stranger to intense roles, but his latest performance in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” may be the one that defines his career, at…
Read more Wagner Moura on Oscar Buzz and Returning to Brazil With ‘The Secret Agent’: ‘It Was Liberating to Act in Portuguese Again’