Tag: tiff 2026
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Gentle Monster Review – TIFF 2026
By Namah Gentle Monster is an unfortunate case of squandered potential. The mother-daughter relationship between Seydoux and Deneuve is a contemporary redux of Bergman’s Autumn Sonata. The frigid former maestro chastises her daughter, a tepid pianist who “deconstructs” male pop music at candlelit concerts, for her domestic decisions. For a female artist, the only thing…
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Tehran, Under the Skin Review – TIFF 2026
BY Maggie Roberts TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WORLD PREMIERE! This society is bipolar. Tehran, Under the Skin is a film full of contradictions. The documentary, directed by Afsaneh Salari, explores the popularity of the plastic surgery industry in contemporary Tehran. The film takes on something similar to a cinéma vérité style; however, the camera is…
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Bucking Fastard Review – TIFF 2026
By Namah dawdy and fierce sisters jeanie and joanie aren’t of this world. their dismissal isn’t just of modernity but reality itself. my endearment towards their affected speech died down quick— it is static rather than idiosyncratic. the sisters interpret the world in literal ways— they reach for fire and fuel to convey their passion,…
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Obsession Review – TIFF 2026
By Maggie Roberts WHAT HAVE I DONE! Blood-soaked, inconsolable and surrounded by carnage, Nikki (Inde Navarrette) screams. At the end of the film, she blames herself for the death and destruction around her, even though she was the one who was victimized. Obsession, directed by Curry Barker, follows Bear (Michael Johnston), a comically broad archetype…
