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Inside Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind’s Unbreakable Love Story

Inside Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind’s Unbreakable Love Story

Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind don’t have any beef. But like any other couple, the Frankenstein actor and the Danish filmmaker occasionally have disagreements (including a heated debate on the subway...

‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance

‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance

Toward the end of Rebel Wilson’s “Girl Group,” a fizzy, gaudy clone of “Pitch Perfect” sculpted from the mentor formula of “Bad News Bears,” the movie spirals into an interminable sequence of pop music performances. The song-and-dance…

Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’

Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’

Scottish writer-director Tom Nicoll is unveling at Toronto his buzzy debut “Salvation.” It tracks an aspiring online life coach whose attempt to reinvent himself and then sell that transformation to others pulls him in increasingly…

Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice

Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice

Seven years after “Moving On,” Korean filmmaker Yoon Dan-bi returns with “The World Before,” a coming-of-age film about desire and first love. Speaking with Variety ahead of the film’s Toronto Film Festival Platform world premiere, Yoon…

‘Masc’ Review: A Sensitive Character Study Where Identity is Found in Imitation and Observation

‘Masc’ Review: A Sensitive Character Study Where Identity is Found in Imitation and Observation

In “Masc,” director Bertil Nilsson pulls off a nifty trick: He observes an observer. Usually a film’s protagonist has the dominant POV, but here, Robin (Joshua Griffin) is trying to find his personality by observing other men in his orbit…

Shuhua’s Acting Debut and Breaking Free From the ‘American Girl’ Label

Shuhua’s Acting Debut and Breaking Free From the ‘American Girl’ Label

“Happily Ever After,” the follow-up feature from Taiwanese director Feng-i Fiona Roan, is bowing in the Toronto Film Festival’s Special Presentations lineup, arriving amid heightened attention following the success of her acclaimed debut…

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‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Review: The Third Time’s Charming, Just Like the First and Second

The farmer becomes a Bigfoot-like creature roaming the countryside in this new big-screen installment of the hit Aardman Animations stop-motion franchise.

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The Best White Sneakers for Fall That Go With Everything

The Best White Sneakers for Fall That Go With Everything

Fall is here, and white sneakers are still one of the easiest ways to make your wardrobe work harder. The right pair can take you from jeans and a cozy sweater to tailored trousers, midi skirts,...

TIFF Platform Competition Film ‘Idda’ Portrays Female Friendship, Grief and Memory Set on Sicily’s Mount Etna

TIFF Platform Competition Film ‘Idda’ Portrays Female Friendship, Grief and Memory Set on Sicily’s Mount Etna

Reaping upbeat initial reviews, Italian film “Idda” had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the TIFF Platform competition, whose non-English language winner, starting this year, will be directly…

‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums

‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums

A crisscrossing family dramedy, Trudie Styler’s “Up Against It” features wonderful performances and intriguingly modern ideas, but it seldom coheres as comedy or drama. A tale of divorced parents, their respective partners and their…

Times of Israel

Peoples of Israel: Joshua Faudem, the kamikaze documentarian

On this week's Peoples of Israel, we meet a documentary filmmaker whose day job is to explain Israel - while still trying to figure it out The post Peoples of Israel: Joshua Faudem, the kamikaze documentarian appeared first on The Times of…

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Everyone Who Was Killed Off or Left TV Shows This Year—So Far

Everyone Who Was Killed Off or Left TV Shows This Year—So Far

2026 has been a killer year for some of TV's top shows—and we're not talking ratings. From gritty dramas like Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria to the family friendly Disney Channel spinoff Wizards...