Report From Toronto
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‘Flipside’ Review: Record Store Documentary Spins a Delightful Mass of Loose Ends and False Starts
Toronto 2023: Chris Wilcha’s film is a midlife meditation that keeps losing its train of thought, which is kind of perfect
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‘In Restless Dreams’ Review: Intimate Paul Simon Documentary Embraces the Mystery
Toronto 2023: Alex Gibney’s three-and-a-half-hour film juxtaposes Simon’s soul-searching new album with his seven-decade career
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‘Quiz Lady’ Review: Awkwafina and Sandra Oh Square Off in Broad, Silly Comedy
Toronto 2023: Director Jessica Yu’s energetic (or frantic) film features Will Ferrell, Tony Hale and Jason Schwartzman
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‘Dream Scenario’ Review: Nicolas Cage Goes After Cancel Culture in Provocative Drama
Toronto Film Festival: Cage appears in other people’s dreams a Kristoffer Borgli film that may be destined for cult status
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Kate Winslet Embodies Fierce World War II Photographer in ‘Lee’
Toronto 2023: The idea came when Winslet wondered why no one had told Miller’s story
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‘The Teacher’ Review: Palestinian Drama Paints a Portrait of Futility and Rage
Toronto 2023: Director Farah Nabulsi returns to the West Bank for the follow-up to her Oscar-nominated short “The Present”
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TIFF 2023: 22 of the Hottest Festival Titles
From “Dumb Money” to “Memory,” these are the titles everyone is talking about at the Toronto International Film Festival
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TIFF 2023: Willem Dafoe, Viggo Mortensen and Camila Morrone Shine on the Carpet (Photos)
See the stars come out to help launch film awards season at this year’s mid-strike Toronto Film Festival
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‘Dumb Money’ Review: Paul Dano Stands Out in Definitive Portrait of COVID Era
Toronto Film Festival: Craig Gillespie’s look at the GameStop saga captures the chaotic and irreverent online culture
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‘American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Shines in Beautiful, Jazzy Comedy
Toronto Film Festival: Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut makes serious points about Black representation but does so with a wonderfully light touch
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‘Reptile’ Review: Not Even Benicio del Toro Can Save Showy, Tiresome Thriller
Toronto Film Festival: Grant Singer’s feature directorial debut spends two hours teasing the audience, but its overheated density just gets annoying
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‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Viggo Mortensen Puts a Subversive Spin on the Western Genre
Toronto Film Festival: Mortensen and Vicky Krieps star in a Western peopled with principled immigrants and powerful bad guys
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‘Silver Dollar Road’ Review: Raoul Peck Gives Racial Injustice a Face and Heart in Latest Doc
Toronto Film Festival: The director of “I Am Not Your Negro” turns his cameras to the case of a North Carolina family that lost their land and their freedom
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‘Woman of the Hour’ Review: Anna Kendrick Puts Humor and Horror Side by Side
Toronto 2023: The actress makes her directorial debut with the strange true story of a serial killer who appeared on “The Dating Game”
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‘Les Indésirables’ Review: Ladj Ly Unleashes Another Scorching Drama About French Corruption and Brutality
Toronto Film Festival: The director of the Oscar-nominated French thriller “Les Misérables” returns with a charged look at systemic injustice