The vista that opens “A Long Winter” is sublime, deep, and rugged as Mikey walks toward the top of the mountain, carrying a weight in his...
How did I not know this? That question has been following me around this week, especially after seeing Crow’s Theatre’s world-premiere stage adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s...
I Play Rocky TIFF Thursday, when tickets went on sale, I sat down with my carefully constructed festival calendar and started turning intentions into actual seats....
I have my press pass firmly in hand, a TIFF schedule finally staring back at me, and suddenly September 10 is more alive than ever. After...
Artavazd Pelechian’s “Land of the People“ My TIFF cinematic adventure is already beginning to look slightly dangerous, and now TIFF has given me another reason to...
Penélope Cruz, Lee Chang-dong, Rosalind Eleazar, Siân Heder, Isabelle Huppert. Photo courtesy of TIFF The road to TIFF 51 suddenly feels a whole lot shorter and...
Every Toronto International Film Festival reaches the point where my attention shifts away from the familiar names and toward the ones I have never heard before....