Festivals & Awards

TIFF 2025: Dust Bunny, The Furious, Normal
On three Midnight Madness films: The film directorial debut of Bryan Fuller, a new gun fu classic, and more Bob Odenkirk action.

TIFF 2025: The Tale of Silyan, Love+War, The Balloonists
On three docs from TIFF, including the latest from the directors of Honeyland and Free Solo.

TIFF 2025: Christy, Couture, Steal Away
On three films from TIFF about bodily autonomy.

TIFF 2025: Fuze, Glenrothan, The Last Viking
On three macho flicks of differing quality from TIFF.

TIFF 2025: The Voice of Hind Rajab, Unidentified, The Fence
On three films from around the world at this year’s TIFF.

TIFF 2025: The Christophers, &Sons, Dead Man’s Wire, Tuner
On four strong TIFF movies starring legends: Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, Al Pacino, and Dustin Hoffman.

TIFF 2025: Mile End Kicks, Maddie’s Secret, Poetic License
On three films from the Special Presentations program at TIFF, including the directorial debut of Maude Apatow.

TIFF 2025: Bad Apples, Eternity, Sacrifice
Saoirse Ronan, Miles Teller, and Chris Evans lead red carpet friendly TIFF premieres from this year.

The Telluride Tea: Reflections and Highlights of the 2025 Telluride Film Festival
A reflection on the writer’s fourth Telluride, and the feeling of community that comes from festival life.

TIFF 2025: Obsession, Honey Bunch, Whitetail
On three dark thrillers from this year’s TIFF, including a couple of early standouts.

TIFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man, Rental Family
On two of the biggest TIFF premieres, including the new Knives Out movie.

TIFF 2025: Motor City, I Swear, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story
Three totally different movies connect a very Reacher-esque action flick and a documentary about Paula Deen.

TIFF 2025: Palestine 36, The Choral, Peak Everything
On three early Gala Presentations from TIFF 2025.

TIFF 2025: Wasteman, Winter of the Crow, Charlie Harper
See the movies from TIFF starring David Jonsson and Lesley Manville. Skip the third.

TIFF 2025: Hamlet, Rose of Nevada, No Other Choice
On three films from TIFF, including the latest from Master Park, a trippy fishing drama, and another adaptation of the Bard.

Venice Film Festival 2025: Broken English, The Wizard of the Kremlin, No Other Choice, In the Hand of Dante
On four Venice films, including the latest from Park Chan-wook and Julian Schnabel.

50 Years Later, “Sholay” Remains a Captivating South Asian Epic
On five decades of Ramesh Sippy’s silly, earnest, action-packed Bollywood masterpiece.

Venice Film Festival 2025: Remake, Nuestra Tierra, Kim Novak’s Vertigo
On three Venice docs, including an emotional stunner.