TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Double Freedom’

TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 17, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Double Freedom’

Misael (Misael Saavedra) takes a break from cutting trees, sees his dog, a pitbull, pass by, pets him. That’s enough cutting trees for that day, building a fence for either himself, his neighbour, or both. Now that he finishes a day’s work, he washes his face, eats his food, and listens to his little radio. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The Black Box is Orange’

TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 16, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The Black Box is Orange’

“Everywhere who grew up there has fond memories of the entire region,” says a man, one of the faceless interviewees in The Black Box is Orange. He and his interviewer, director Yuula Benivolski, both grew up in a town that Palestinians called al-Bassa. Palestinians, of course, no longer live in that large town of al-Bassa. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Four Seasons in Java’

TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 16, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Four Seasons in Java’

Kamila Andini is a rising star in the festival circuit – not everybody saw her film Yuni, but I was one of those lucky people who caught that moving during the 2021 version of TIFF. Five years later, she’s back at the festival with a new and mysterious genre mashup film Four Seasons in Java. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The Beloved’

TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 16, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The Beloved’

Actress Emilia Vera (Victoria Luengo) hugs her mother Charo (Núria Prims), a former actress, leaving the car. She’s probably making a mistake by accepting a role in a film by Esteban Martinez (Javier Bardem) about the Western Sahara. Esteban is a talented, Academy Award winning director who’s also Emilia’s estranged father and Spain’s enfant terrible. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Onwards and Sideways’

TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 16, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Onwards and Sideways’

John Madden tackles genres like political thrillers like Miss Sloane and period dramas like Shakespeare in Love. His new film Onwards and Sideways is tangentially close to the latter because both films have that romantic aspect. But it takes place during the present day, centring on Tony Evans (Rhys Ifans) and Emma Dretzin (Laura Linney). […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Head to Head’

Festival Coverage, Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 15, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Head to Head’

Female Iranian filmmaker Bahar (Mehrnoosh Sattari) prepares for a day on set with an increasingly mutinous cast. “You’re torturing us,” says Sina (Saeed Naderi), the acting leader of that fictional film set’s one man rebellion. That’s because Bahar forces him and the all male cast to wear headscarves, like women wear in films in Iran. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Nosotros’

Festival Coverage, Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 15, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Nosotros’

An Indigenous Guatemalan man, Romero (Jozef Coxaj), climbs on a bunk bed, sleeping next to his fellow coworkers. He’s living in Guatemala City after leaving his small town, because working security can help him make money. One of his workplaces is at a mall where Nubia (Lola Vásquez) , a transwoman, runs her cellphone shop. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘I Play Rocky’

Festival Coverage, Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 15, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘I Play Rocky’

For many Rocky isn’t just a film about boxing. It’s about an underdog looking for his way, who is forced to fight for every step he takes. Oddly enough, the story behind the story is very similar. I Play Rocky tells the story of Sylvester Stallone’s fight to become the man who he is today. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Babies’

Festival Coverage, Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 15, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Babies’

The question of should we have children, or should we not to have children, is a decision many couples struggle with. Most couples struggle with figuring out if the choices they made about important matters were the right ones. Babies, a new film starring Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick, is focused on that very decision. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘American Hostage’

Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ ‐ September 14, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘American Hostage’

In 2025 director Gus Van Sant released a film called Dead Man’s Wire about a man who takes a hostage and demands to be interviewed live on a local radio station. It was based on the obscure, shocking real life story of Tony Kiritsis. The film came out of nowhere and disappeared just as quickly. […]

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