TIFF

Bruce Springsteen's 'Western Stars' Doc Offers Beautiful Music and Corny Cowboy Schmaltz

Directed by Thom Zimny and Bruce Springsteen

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2019

YouTube has totally oversaturated the concert film genre by flooding the internet with countless free, professionally shot shows, but with...

TIFF Review: In 'The Father,' Death and Aging Create Complex Family Dynamics

Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2019

Following the death of his mother Valentina, Pavel (Ivan Barnev) heads out on an excursion to attend her funeral and visit his father, Vasi...

'Dads' Is a Hallmark Greeting Card in Movie Form

Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

Being a dad is hard, but it sure is rewarding!   If you're looking for deeper insight than that, you're going to need to look somewhere oth...

​Tom Hanks Visited Toronto's Grinder Coffee Following Social Media Campaign

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

After a week of campaigning to get Tom Hanks to visit Toronto's Grinder Coffee, the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood star finally made a...

TIFF Review: 'Sea Fever' Is a Gripping Oceanic Creature Feature

Directed by Neasa Hardiman

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

What's scarier, outer space or the deep sea?   Okay sure, it's probably outer space, but the deep sea is a close second. Irish writer-direc...

TIFF Review: 'The Giant' Is a Confusing ASMR Fever Dream

Directed by David Raboy

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

Graduating high school is supposed to be a celebration, but The Giant certainly isn't any fun. It's a surreal, stream-of-consciousness glim...

TIFF Review: 'Sweetness in the Belly' Is a Timely Representation of the Refugee Experience

Directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2019

Lily Adbal (Dakota Fanning) is a devout English Muslim woman living in Harar, Ethiopia after being raised by a Sufi teacher who took her in...

'Hustlers' Is Tons of Fun, But a Little Morally Suspect

Directed by Lorene Scafaria

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2019

Beneath the theatrics and humour, there's a lot to think about with Hustlers. Based on Jessica Pressler's 2015 New York Magazine article ab...