Memo to Distributors: Buy These TIFF 2018 Movies
These seven TIFF highlights still need U.S. distribution. Here’s our annual plea for someone to pick them up.
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TIFF 2018 Report Card: Critics Rank the Best Films and Performances
Over 300 critics and journalists participated in this year’s survey.
TIFF 2018 Awards: ‘Green Book’ Wins the People’s Choice Award, Upsetting ‘A Star Is Born’
Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, and Linda Cardellini star in the ’60s period piece.
The 12 Best Movies of the Fall Festivals, From ‘Roma’ to ‘High Life’
After several dense weeks of new movies, these are the ones that stand out.
‘Maiden’ Review: Feminist-Powered Sailing Documentary Satisfies, and Is Readymade for Remake Glory — TIFF
Alex Holmes’ documentary about Tracy Edwards and her all-woman Whitbread sailing crew is both timely and intensely relevant.
Oscar Race Heats Up, But Don’t Place Your Bets on ‘A Star Is Born’ Just Yet — IndieWire’s Movie Podcast
With the first big festivals of the fall wrapping up, the Oscar race is getting pretty crowded.
‘Freaks’ Review: Emile Hirsch and Bruce Dern Star in a Mysterious Low-Budget ‘X-Men’ — TIFF
“Freaks” is red meat for “Westworld” superfans, Reddit sleuths, and anyone else who see genre entertainment as a puzzle for them to solve.
‘Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes’ Review: A Damning Documentary About the Monster Behind Fox News — TIFF
The story of how a kid from Ohio became the most powerful man in media, destroyed America, and harassed a whole lot of women along the way.
A24 Loves the Robert Pattinson Business, and Business Is Booming as ‘High Life’ Gets Picked Up
Claire Denis’ polarizing space drama “High Life” has been picked up by A24 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
‘The Land of Steady Habits’ Review: Ben Mendelsohn Stars in a Rare Misstep for Nicole Holofcener
Despite Ben Mendelsohn’s wonderful turn as a relatively normal divorcee, Nicole Holofcener’s Netflix movie is a contrived character study.
‘Hold the Dark’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Battles Wolves and Demons of the Alaskan Wilderness in Jeremy Saulnier’s Unpredictable Survival Saga — TIFF
The “Green Room” director’s eerie Netflix saga merges several movie experiences into an original whole.
Elisabeth Moss Studied Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Marilyn Monroe to Play an Unleashed Rock Star in ‘Her Smell’ — TIFF
The actress and producer tells IndieWire she turned to some of Hollywood’s biggest tragedies to inspire her role in Alex Ross Perry’s hard-hitting rock drama.
