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movie review Dec. 14, 2018

If Beale Street Could Talk Is Romance on Top, Despair Beneath the SurfaceIn Barry Jenkins’s work, loss is a given. He lyricizes it and sometimes seems to wallow in it.

By David Edelstein
movies Oct. 18, 2018

The New Halloween Evokes the Genius and Dumbness of the OriginalDavid Gordon Green and Jamie Lee Curtis take memorable images from Carpenter’s Halloween and turns them on their heads.

By David Edelstein

tiff 2018 Oct. 12, 2018

TIFF Review: First Man Is Laborious, and StupendousFirst Man might be the most grounded space movie ever made.

By David Edelstein
movie review Oct. 1, 2018

A Star Is Born Is One Hell of a Magic TrickI have zero doubts about the first half — it couldn’t be more charming.

By David Edelstein
tiff 2018 Sept. 17, 2018

The Winners, Losers, and Surprises of the Toronto Film FestivalFrom Handsomest Sociopath to Worst Wig.

By Nate Jones and E. Alex Jung
toronto film festival 2018 Sept. 16, 2018

Green Book Cruises Through TIFF, Takes Home People’s Choice AwardBarry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma were named first and second runners-up, respectively.

By Halle Kiefer
tiff 2018 Sept. 13, 2018

TIFF Review: Shane Black’s The Predator Is More Fun Than SkillfulIt throws enough at you to keep you distracted from seeing all the marks it’s not quite hitting.

By David Edelstein
chat room Sept. 13, 2018

Claire Denis on High Life and Putting Juliette Binoche in a ‘F*ckbox’“In the original script, it’s called the ‘love machine.’ But everyone who saw it said, ‘Oh, love machine is so French.’ So, f*ckbox.”

By Charles Bramesco
get to know an oscar movie Sept. 13, 2018

Oscars: Roma Is Netflix’s Best Chance at Cracking the Best Picture RaceThe tech giant is going to get Alfonso Cuarón’s movie into as many Academy screening rooms as possible before it hits laptops and phones in December.

By Nate Jones
get to know an oscar movie Sept. 12, 2018

Is Widows an Oscar Movie?Steve McQueen’s heist thriller wowed crowds at Toronto. But is it too cold for Oscar?

By Nate Jones
tiff 2018 Sept. 10, 2018

Dave Franco’s Cameo Is the Most Polarizing Part of If Beale Street Could TalkThe movie received a rousing ovation at its Toronto premiere. But afterwards, critics couldn’t help asking: Why was Dave Franco in it?

By Nate Jones
the industry Sept. 9, 2018

Olivia Munn Feels The Predator’s Male Cast Is Isolating HerMunn got one of the film’s scenes cut, which featured a registered sex offender.

By Devon Ivie

tiff 2018 Sept. 9, 2018

TIFF Review: Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 Is a Must-SeeYes, he’s a bit of a blowhard, but the air is blowing hard in the right direction.

By David Edelstein
tiff 2018 Sept. 8, 2018

Can Timothée Chalamet and Lucas Hedges Score With Oscar a Second Time?With Beautiful Boy and Boy Erased, Chalamet and Hedges are hoping to prove the Academy’s flirtation with nominating young actors is not just a phase.

By Nate Jones
tiff 2018 Sept. 8, 2018

Paolo Sorrentino, Toni Servillo Don’t Really Care What Berlusconi Thinks of LoroFrom TIFF, the director and his frequent collaborator talk about Loro, the cinema of excess, and the similarities between Trump and Berlusconi.

By Charles Bramesco
tiff 2018 Sept. 7, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About the Moment Lady Gaga Wails in A Star Is BornHAAA AH AH AH AH, AAAH AAAH, AH AH AH AH HAAA!

By Nate Jones
tiff 2018 Sept. 7, 2018

Here Are Michael Moore’s Biggest Targets in Fahrenheit 11/9Including Donald Trump, the New York Times, and Barack Obama.

By E. Alex Jung
tiff 2018 Sept. 7, 2018

Chris Pine’s Penis Dazzles Audience at Opening Night of Toronto Film FestivalIn Outlaw King, the male nudity is just as gratuitous as the multiple stabbings, hangings, and beheadings.

By Nate Jones
tiff 2018 July 24, 2018

Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2018 LineupLet the awards buzz begin.

By Hunter Harris