TIFF 2026 Review: Drawing Out an Uncomfortable Subject, “Pretenders” Becomes a Mystery Achievement
With lead singer Chrissie Hynde a reticent interviewee, a bio of the "Back on the Chain Gang" band takes unique and intriguing shape.
Fantastic Fest 2026 Review: A Brother and Sister Get Closer as Reality Seems to Grow Further Away in Agata Trzebuchowska’s “Sick”
An ill grandmother becomes the least of a pair of siblings' concerns in this squeamish thriller that engages as it flirts with disaster.
Fantastic Fest 2026 Review: An Alien Abduction Reveals Something Deeply Human in the Endearing “Into the Sky”
Sam Richardson delights as a husband whose unfortunate appeal to extraterrestrials has made a mess of his marriage in this genial sci-fi comedy.
Beyond Fest 2026 Interview: Casey Walker on a Winter of Discontent in the Killer Thriller “Ithaqua”
The director discusses braving the bitter cold in the upper reaches of Canada for this unpredictable survival thriller of hunters with little to prey on but each other.
Patrick Bresnan on Letting the Young Lead the Way in “First They Came for My College”
The filmmaker discusses the unexpected real-life education New College of Florida students received as the school falls under a right-wing attack.
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The director and star discuss their enchanting drama about a location scout starting to wonder what her own place in the world is during a busy day.
TIFF 2026 Review: No AC is No Problem in Serville Poblete’s Refreshing and Sensational Summertime Comedy “Sunburn”
A brutally hot day in Toronto leads to a truly cool debut feature about a collection of teens contemplating the future and where they are now.
TIFF 2026 Review: A Catholic Schoolgirl Tries to Stay Faithful Amidst Her Parents’ Divorce in Lindsay Lanzillotta’s Amusing “Purgatory”
A young woman finds that an education in religion is outside of her Catholic school rather than inside in this thoughtful comedy.
