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Rachel West
@rachelwest.bsky.social
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Former grave-digger, future Arby's owner.

Journalist, Senior Film Critic at @thatshelf.com, running social @weathernetwork.bsky.social. Former ET Canada & Cineplex producer.

@torontofilmcritics.bsky.social & AWFJ member, Rotten Tomatoes-approved.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · Nov 18
Coming over to Bluesky is like going back to school after summer and seeing all your friends again
a man in a white tank top and hat is standing on a boat in the ocean .
ALT: a man in a white tank top and hat is standing on a boat in the ocean .
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Now that the TFCA vote is done and I’ve worked my way thru every prestigious film of the year, I am about to binge some absolute trash as a palate cleanser
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Best Original Screenplay: Sinners

Runners-up: Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another

Runners-up: Hamnet, No Other Choice #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Outstanding Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Ethan Hawkw, Blue Moon

Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet; Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners; Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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An absolutely phenomenal performance and very well deserved win
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Breakthrough Performance: Abou Sangaré, Souleymane's Story

Runners-up: Miles Caton, Sinners; Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Best Supporting Performance in a Canadian Film: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sweet Angel Baby

Runners-up: Charlotte Aubin, Montreal My Beautiful; Troy Kotsur,In Cold Light #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Well deserved win and great discussion in the room
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Best International Feature: Sirāt

Runners-up: It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Best First Feature: Blue Heron

Runners-up: Eephus, Sorry Baby #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Best Animated Feature: Endless Cookie

Runners-up: KPop Demon Hunters, Space Cadet #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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One of my favourite films of the year
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Allan King Documentary Award: Come See Me in the Good Light

Runners-up: Orwell 2+2=5, The Tale of Silyan #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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How will La Niña and a disrupted polar vortex influence Canada’s winter? Find out with our 2026 #WinterForecast ❄️⬇️

https://ow.ly/w8oa50Xy55G
Canada's Winter Forecast: La Niña and the polar vortex set to deliver a truly Canadian winter - The Weather Network
As winter approaches, the intriguing dance of La Niña and a disrupted polar vortex raises the tantalizing question: will these forces conspire to shape an unforgettable season across Canada? Read on to discover what the forecast holds for the months ahead!
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November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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On BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER 🃏

"Colin Farrell is superb" - @rachelwest.bsky.social

"Berger is a great stager of scenes" - Gilbert Seah

On GOOD FORTUNE 😇

"some kind of revelatory sad sack operetta" - Kim Hughes

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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 17 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Frankenstein, Kiss of the Spider Woman, After the Hunt, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Good Fortune, The Twits, and more.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Totally messing with my Spotify Wrapped by listening to “OK Blue Jays” and Harry Nilsson’s “Zombie Jamboree” more than once today
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Wildly colourful, spooky, and deliciously funny, #DustBunny is a throwback to the glory days of Midnight Madness. #TIFF50
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September 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Director Ally Pankiw gives Sarah McLachlan and co. the recognition they deserve in Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery. Read @rachelwest.bsky.social's interview with her now #TIFF50
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September 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Had a wonderful conversation with Eva Thomas on her #TIFF50 film Nika & Madison awfj.org/blog/2025/09...
Eva Thomas talks NIKA & MADISON (TIFF 2025) – Rachel West interviews – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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September 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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P&I screenings really show you who knows how to dim the brightness on their phone and who does not #TIFF50
September 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Uplifting, emotional, and deeply human, Kirk Jones’ #ISwear is a crowd-pleasing festival standout you won’t want to miss. #TIFF50
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I Swear Review: TIFF 2025
Kirk Jones’ I Swear tells the inspiring true story of John Davidson with warmth, humour, and heart — a crowd-pleasing highlight of TIFF 2025.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I enjoyed A Sami Wedding but TIFF’s Primetime programme just doesn’t work awfj.org/blog/2025/09... #TIFF50
A SAMI WEDDING (TIFF 2025) – Review by Rachel West – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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September 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Oliver Laxe’s #Sirat is a breathtaking, gut-wrenching desert odyssey. Part road trip, part family drama, part rave-fueled fever dream, and entirely unmissable. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/sirat-review...
Sirât Review: TIFF 2025 - That Shelf
Sirat review: Oliver Laxe’s film is a breathtaking, gut-wrenching desert odyssey. Part road trip, part family drama, part rave-fueled fever dream, and entirely unmissable
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September 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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With heart and humour, You Had To Be There captures how a 1972 Toronto production of Godspell became the foundation for a generation of comedy legends. #TIFF2025
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You Had To Be There Review: TIFF 2025
TIFF 2025 doc You Had To Be There revisits Toronto’s 1972 Godspell, the cast that shaped modern comedy, and their lasting legacy.
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September 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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In a repeat of the first Saturday of TIFF last year, public tickets seem impossible to get so just two films for me:
The Lost Bus and Bad Apples.

Then a nap I guess 🤷‍♀️ #TIFF50
September 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Frustrating that this is how empty the balcony for Steve is at 5 mins past showtime when it’s been off sale all week #TIFF50
September 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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After day 1 of TIFF ended up being a 5 movie day with a bonus screening of Ghost School, I have 4 on tap today:

Blue Heron
Saipan
No Other Choice
Youngblood

#TIFF50
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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With echoes of (500) Days of Summer, Charlie Harper brings a nostalgic spark to the #TIFF50 lineup.
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Charlie Harper Review: TIFF 2025
TIFF 2025 review: Charlie Harper, directed by Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean, revisits the thrills and heartbreak of young love.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM