Films to watch at TIFF26
The Toronto International Film Festival’s 2026 schedule is now LIVE! I’ve gone through all 293 films and created a TIFF shortlist of 53 films that correspond to one or more of the following criteria: The list is divided into must-sees (10), want-to-sees (27), and maybes (16). Rather than recreate the list here, I will link…
2025 In Review (Films)
Below are some films from 2025 I would recommend. Enjoy! Landmarks (Nuestra tierra) Lucretia Martel’s Landmarks is an atmospheric political documentary about the aftermath of the murder of Argentinian indigenous leader Javier Chocobar. The film takes every opportunity to trace how everyday injustices are caused by capitalism and colonialism. Her interventions on land rights, police…
The Darkness of Girlhood in Dust Bunny and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
TIFTY TWOFERS: TIFF 2025 REVIEWS Dust Bunny and Little Amélie both privilege the full, and often messy, experience of early girlhood, be that trying to determine if you have conjured up a real man-eating monster out of your own rampant imagination, or slowly learning the painful lesson that you are not a Goddess among mere…
Pink Asparagus 