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In 2013, Australian outdoorsy type Sam Bloom and her husband visited Thailand with their three boys. On the first day of their trip, Sam suf...
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![TIFF Review: 'Penguin Bloom' Fails to Fly or Blossom Directed by Glendyn Ivin]()
TIFF Review: 'Penguin Bloom' Fails to Fly or Blossom Directed by Glendyn Ivin Published Sep 15, 2020 -
![TIFF Review: 'Pieces of a Woman' Offers Pieces of Greatness Directed by Kornél Mundruczó]()
ReviewsTIFF Review: 'Pieces of a Woman' Offers Pieces of Greatness Directed by Kornél Mundruczó Published Sep 15, 2020Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó, a film festival mainstay thanks to White God and Jupiter's Moon, delivers his English-language debut wi...
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![TIFF Review: 'Nomadland' Is a Life-Affirming Depiction of Community in the Crumbling American Empire Directed by Chloé Zhao]()
ReviewsTIFF Review: 'Nomadland' Is a Life-Affirming Depiction of Community in the Crumbling American Empire Directed by Chloé Zhao Published Sep 14, 2020Frances McDormand has already led a staggering career, but she may have capped it all off with her role as Fern in Chloé Zhao's immersive, e...
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![TIFF Review: 'I Care a Lot' Is Heartless and Horrible — in the Best Way Directed by J Blakeson]()
ReviewsTIFF Review: 'I Care a Lot' Is Heartless and Horrible — in the Best Way Directed by J Blakeson Published Sep 14, 2020"Look at you," begins a narration by Rosamund Pike at the opening of I Care a Lot. She tells us we're not good people because there's no suc...
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![TIFF Review: 'The Father' Is Masterfully Acted and Almost Unbearably Bleak Directed by Florian Zeller]()
ReviewsTIFF Review: 'The Father' Is Masterfully Acted and Almost Unbearably Bleak Directed by Florian Zeller Published Sep 10, 2020During an early scene in The Father, daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) speaks with titular dad Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) about the need to find...
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![TIFF Under Fire for Making Masks Optional During Screenings]()
NewsTIFF Under Fire for Making Masks Optional During Screenings Published Sep 08, 2020Unlike many other festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival will be doing some of its screenings in-person this year, and now it is...
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![Here's the Full Lineup for the 2020 Edition of TIFF]()
NewsHere's the Full Lineup for the 2020 Edition of TIFF Published Jul 30, 2020Like just about everything else, this year's edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is going to look a little different thanks t...
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![David Byrne and Spike Lee's 'American Utopia' to Open TIFF]()
NewsDavid Byrne and Spike Lee's 'American Utopia' to Open TIFF Published Jul 21, 2020David Byrne's new Spike Lee-directed film American Utopia will be opening the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival this y...
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![TIFF Details Physical and Digital 2020 Edition]()
NewsTIFF Details Physical and Digital 2020 Edition Published Jun 24, 2020Nearly a month after teasing what their festival could look like in a world still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, organizers for th...
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![TIFF Lays Off 31 Full-Time Staff and Cuts Salaries Due to COVID-19 Revenue Forecast]()
NewsTIFF Lays Off 31 Full-Time Staff and Cuts Salaries Due to COVID-19 Revenue Forecast Published Jun 23, 2020As recently as last month, organizers at the Toronto International Film Festival suggested that they still plan to have a physical festival...
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!['The Rest of Us' Is a Compelling Examination of Unlikely Friendships Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee]()
Reviews'The Rest of Us' Is a Compelling Examination of Unlikely Friendships Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee Published Jun 15, 2020How are you supposed to feel when mourning the death of a lousy person? That's the complex emotional situation that The Rest of Us explores,...
