The 2016 IndieWire TIFF Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item

Lineup and Pre-Festival Announcements and News

Reviews*

*includes reviews for films that played at other festivals

‘Amanda Knox’ Review: Netflix Documentary Makes Case For Larger Look At Enthralling Crime Story — TIFF Review

Michael Fassbender Steals ‘Trespass Against Us,’ A Charming Debut From Adam Smith — TIFF Review

‘American Pastoral’ is a Grim Debut For Ewan McGregor — TIFF Review

‘Nocturama’ Is ‘Elephant’ For The The Age Of ISIS — TIFF Review

‘The Rehearsal’ Review: Alison Maclean Brings Eleanor Catton’s Novel to the Screen With Verve

‘The Magnificent Seven’ Is A Fun And Surprisingly Fresh Western About Trump’s America — TIFF Review

‘Snowden’ Review: Oliver Stone and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Deliver the CliffsNotes of ‘Citizenfour’

‘Colossal’ Review: Anne Hathaway Is a Killer Kaiju In Nacho Vigalondo’s Hilarious Monster Movie — Toronto

‘Free Fire’ Review: Brie Larson Stars In the Craziest Shootout of All Time

‘A Monster Calls’ Review: J.A. Bayona’s Fantasy With Liam Neeson Is Equal Parts ‘Big Fish’ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’

‘A United Kingdom’ Review: David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike Bring Historical Love Story to Satisfying Life – TIFF Review

‘Lion’ Review: Dev Patel Soars In a Tearjerker That Earns the Tears — Toronto

‘Barry’ Review: The Best Obama Biopic Yet, But Not the Whole Story — Toronto Review

‘Denial’ Review: Rachel Weisz And Timothy Spall Square Off In A Compelling Courtroom Drama — Toronto

‘Catfight’ Review: Sandra Oh and Anne Heche Beat the Sh*t Out of Each In Onur Tukel’s Nutty Satire — Toronto

‘My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea’ Review: Dash Shaw Delivers the Most Original Animated Movie of the Year — Toronto

‘Queen of Katwe’ Review: David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o Shine in Mira Nair’s Straightforward Drama — Toronto

‘King Of The Dancehall’ Review: Nick Cannon’s Love Letter To Contemporary Jamaica Can’t Stay On The Beat — TIFF 2016

‘Their Finest’ Is A Feminist Rom-Com That Lets Down Its Ladies — TIFF Review

‘Tramps’ Review: A Charming New York Tale That Might Save the Romantic Comedy — Toronto

‘Deepwater Horizon’ Review: A Major Tragedy Becomes a Minor Mark Wahlberg Disaster Movie — Toronto

Michelle Rodriguez’s Ridiculous Gender-Bender ‘re(Assignment)’ Is A Hot Mess — Toronto Review

‘Lady Macbeth’ Review: Florence Pugh Is a Persecuted Woman Who Takes Control In Powerful Dark Drama

‘Gringo’ Review: John McAfee Doc is Both Testament and Antidote to Media Manipulation – Toronto

‘Planetarium’ Review: Despite Strong Turns From Natalie Portman And Lily-Rose Depp, Rebecca Zlotowski’s Is A Star-Studded Bore

‘Jackie’ Review: Pablo Larrian’s Experimental Jackie Kennedy Biopic Is a Unique Triumph – Venice Film Festival

‘Voyage of Time’ Review: Terrence Malick’s 90-Minute Documentary Is Not a Trip Worth Taking

‘The Bad Batch’ Review: Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves’ Thriller Is ‘Mad Max’ Meets ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ — Venice Film Festival

‘Wakefield’ Review: Bryan Cranston Is An Asshole For The Ages — Telluride

‘Norman’ Finds Richard Gere in a Coen-Like Comedy With More Chutzpah Than Charm — Telluride Review

Werner Herzog’s ‘Into The Inferno’ Is A Red Hot Return To Form — Telluride Film Festival Review

‘Bleed For This’ Is A Boxing Movie With Too Much Heart, Not Enough Soul — Telluride Film Festival Review

Telluride Review: ‘Maudie’ Is A Paint By Numbers Love Story

Telluride Review: Rooney Mara Is Singularly Great In The Gripping ‘Una’

‘The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez’ Review: Wim Wenders Delivers the Ultimate Movie About Nothing

‘Nocturnal Animals’ Review: Tom Ford’s Ambitious Second Feature Is a Two-Hander With Bite

‘Arrival’ Review: Amy Adams Steals Spotlight In Denis Villeneuve’s Deep-Thinking Alien Invasion Story

‘La La Land’ Review: A Lively Supercut of Classic Musicals Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

‘The Human Surge’ Is The Most Ambitious Debut Film of the Year — Locarno Film Festival Review

‘The Girl With All the Gifts’ Review: A Thrilling Zombie Movie With Brains

Cannes Review: Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’ is a Lighthearted Rape-Revenge Story

Cannes Review: Vincent Cassel Steals the Show in Xavier Dolan’s ‘It’s Only the End of the World’

Cannes Review: Studio Ghibli-Produced ‘The Red Turtle’ is a Quiet Little Masterpiece

Cannes Review: Sonia Braga Gives a Brilliant Performance in ‘Aquarius’

Cannes Review: ‘The Unknown Girl’ is Dardenne Brothers Doing a Detective Movie

Cannes Review: Bill Paxton is Terrifying in Terrence Malick-Inspired ‘Mean Dreams’

Cannes Review: ‘Julieta’ is Pedro Almodovar’s Most Conventional Movie

Cannes Review: Kristen Stewart and Olivier Assayas Deserve Better Than Boos for ‘Personal Shopper’

Cannes Review: Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga Turn Jeff Nichols’ ‘Loving’ Into a Welcome Challenge to Hollywood Melodrama

Cannes Review: ‘The Handmaiden’ is a Sexy and Depraved Lesbian Revenge Story from Park Chan-wook

Cannes Review: ‘American Honey’ Proves Andrea Arnold is One of the Best Working Filmmakers and Finds a Breakout Star in Sasha Lane

‘Toni Erdmann’ Review: Here’s the Funniest Nude Scene of All Time — But It’s Not a Comedy

Cannes Review: Gael Garcia Bernal is a Lost Soul in Pablo Larrain’s Absorbing ‘Neruda’

Cannes Review: Why ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is Ken Loach’s Best Movie in Years

Press Conferences and Events

TIFF 2016: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Director Antoine Fuqua Downplays the Significance of His Racially Diverse Cast

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Premieres in Toronto, and Audiences Give Nate Parker a Second Chance

TIFF 2016: ‘Snowden’ Star Joseph Gordon-Levitt Supports Edward Snowden’s ‘Patriotism’

Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer Tearful But Eloquent As ‘Hidden Figures’ Considers Its Oscars Options In Toronto

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Press Conference: Nate Parker Dodges Rape Questions as Cast Invites ‘Uncomfortable’ Conversations In Toronto

TIFF 2016: Mark Wahlberg Debuts ‘Patriots Day’ Trailer to Toronto Audience at ‘Deepwater Horizon’ Event

‘Raw’: Cannibal Film Screening Causes TIFF Moviegoers To Pass Out

How (And Why) A TIFF Premiere Put A Character’s Life In the Audience’s Hands

Doug Liman to Reveal Exclusive Look at New VR Series ‘Invisible’ — Watch

Clips, Trailers, Posters and More

‘The Handmaiden’ Trailer: ‘Oldboy’s’ Park Chan-wook Directs Lurid Revenge Cannes Drama

‘Citizen Jane’ Exclusive Poster: New Documentary Explores The Life Of Urban Activist Jane Jacobs

‘Without Name’ Exclusive Clip: Eco-Horror Thriller Follows A Land Surveyor’s Creepy Journey Into The Irish Woods

‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The NSA Cannes Head

‘Below Her Mouth’ Exclusive Trailer: Two Women Embark On A Sudden And Steamy Romance

‘The Skyjacker’s Tale’ Exclusive Clip: Notorious U.S. Fugitive Gives His First Ever Interview In New Documentary

Paul Schrader’s ‘Dog Eat Dog’ Clips & Photos: Nicolas Cage Stars in Dour Crime Thriller

‘Moonlight’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins’ TIFF-Bound Drama Is a Life in Three Chapters

‘Le Ciel Flamand’ Exclusive Clip: Veteran Brothel Owner Tries To Protect Six-Year-Old Daughter From Family Business

‘Boys In The Trees’ Exclusive Clip: Two Former Friends Reconnect And Descend Into Nightmares On Halloween Night

‘Dog Eat Dog’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage & Willem Dafoe Get Violent in Paul Schrader’s Dark Comedy

TIFF Premiere ‘Green White Green’ Shows Off Wildness of Youth In Hilarious Insult Battle – Watch

‘Black Mirror’ Season 3: First Look At New Images Ahead of TIFF Premiere

‘Close Relations’ Exclusive Trailer: New Doc Examines Ukrainian Identity Through a Single Family

‘Park’ Trailer: Athenian Teenagers Traverse The Deserted Olympic Village Ten Years After The Games

‘Indivisible’ Exclusive Trailer: Two Singing Siamese Twins Learn They Can Be Separated

‘Elle’ Exclusive Clip: Isabelle Huppert Takes Revenge On An Attacker In Paul Verhoeven’s Latest Thriller

Gaza Surf Club’ Exclusive Clip: TIFF Documentary Explores The Surfers On The Gaza Strip

‘Buster’s Mal Heart’ Teaser Trailer: Rami Malek Loses His Mind in TIFF Drama

‘The Promise’ Trailer: Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale Are In A War-Torn Love Triangle

‘Free Fire’ Trailer: Brie Larson and Ben Wheatley Unleash A Bloody Feature-Length Shootout

‘Heartstone’ Trailer: TIFF Premiere Explores Raw Emotions of Bored Pre-Teens in a Small Icelandic Village

‘Edge of Seventeen’ Clip: Don’t Mess With Woody Harrelson’s Lunch Break

‘Headshot’ Trailer: The Latest From ‘The Raid’ Star Iko Uwais Is Getting Plenty of Buzz Out of TIFF’s Midnight Madness

‘Trespass Against Us’: Michael Fassbender Gets Reckless Behind the Wheel in Profane First Clip

‘Layla M.’ Exclusive Trailer: A Dutch-Moroccan Teen Marries a Jihadist And Joins Islamist Cell

‘Jeffrey’ Exclusive Trailer: Documentary Examines 12-Year-Old Dominican Street Washer Who Dreams of Becoming a Singer

‘Foreign Body’ Exclusive Trailer: A Young Woman Flees Tunisia Following Jasmine Revolution In Search of a New World

Morgan Spurlock’s New Documentary ‘Rats’ Will Definitely Make You Lose Your Lunch — Watch

Acquisitions

Film Acquisition Rundown: RLJ Grabs ‘Dog Eat Dog,’ Film Rise Picks Up SXSW Drama ‘From Nowhere’ and More

Justin Timberlake’s Concert Film Directed By Jonathan Demme Coming To Netflix

The ‘Colossal’ Buyer is No Longer Mysterious: Why Tom Quinn and Tim League’s Acquisition Makes Perfect Sense

‘The Bad Batch’: Ana Lily Amirpour’s Follow-Up to ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ Acquired by Screen Media Films

‘Lady Macbeth’ Goes to Roadside Attractions in Big TIFF 2016 Buy

The festival runs from September 8 – 18.

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The 2016 IndieWire TIFF Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival

The festival runs from September 8 - 18.

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