Tag: TIFF
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TIFF 2025
It was our pleasure to attend TIFF 2025 for the 50th iteration of the festival. We saw 20 films at the Toronto International Film Festival (and again a special thanks to the TIFF and Rotten Tomatoes Grant Program for helping us participate). We weren’t able to screen everything there, but here’s a glimpse at what…
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Materialists, How to Train Your Dragon, The Life of Chuck, Echo Valley – 574
Celine Song continues to prove a master of relationship storytelling with Materialists. How to Train Your Dragon soars to similar levels of the animated version. The Life of Chuck will ruin and repair your heart. Echo Valley fails to reverberate with audiences. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Materialists A young, ambitious New York City…
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Friendship, The Four Seasons – 562
I think you should definitely see Friendship if you’re a Tim Robinson fan. The Four Seasons might star comedy titans but feels beyond pedestrian. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Friendship Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of…
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Bob Trevino Likes It, The Assessment – 549
Two films that could’ve gone horribly wrong but are bolstered by great performances with Bob Trevino Likes It and The Assessment. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bob Trevino Likes It BOB TREVINO LIKES IT is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger in real life while looking for…
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Nosferatu, Babygirl, A Complete Unknown – 523
Robert Eggers sinks his fangs into Nosferatu. Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson smolder in Babygirl. We’re feeling about as settled as a rolling stone after seeing the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Nosferatu A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated…
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Nightbitch, Flow, Y2K, That Christmas – 518
Amy Adams rips into motherhood in Nightbitch. You’ll absolutely want to go with the beautifully animated Flow. Kyle Mooney’s Y2K will send you tripping down memory lane. That Christmas is a sweet holiday blast. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Nightbitch A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon…
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Red One, Emilia Perez, Hot Frosty, Bird – 506
Somehow holiday films are in full swing with Red One and Hot Frosty. Meanwhile some heavy emotional fodder with the musical Emilia Pérez, and Andrea Arnold’s Bird. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Red One After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up…
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Heretic, Small Things Like These – 504
Time for two religiously charged films with the new A24 horror / thriller Heretic and the Cillian Murphy led Small Things Like These. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Heretic Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh…
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Venom: The Last Dance, Anora, Conclave – 499
Here’s hoping the title for Venom: The Last Dance is a promise… Sean Baker continues his exploration of the overlooked members of society with Anora. Finally Conclave can consider us a convert. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Venom: The Last Dance In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest…
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We Live In Time – 497
An emotional carousel ride of a film with We Live in Time, Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are electric together. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about We Live in Time Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together —…