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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 3 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 6d

On PREDATORS 📺

"acknowledges that we’re all elbows deep into shades of grey" - @intheseats.bsky.social

On MILISUTHANDO 🇿🇦

"a radical form of decolonial cinema that shatters all the rules" - @patmullen.bsky.social

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Movie reviews for The Smashing Machine, Anemone, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, Orwell: 2+2=5, Predators, Bone Lake, and more.

TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 3 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 6d

On THE ROAD BETWEEN US

"precise, compelling" - @filmfest.bsky.social

"just enough to educate and, if you have a heart, to enrage" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social

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Movie reviews for The Smashing Machine, Anemone, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, Orwell: 2+2=5, Predators, Bone Lake, and more.

TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 3 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 6d

On ANEMONE 🥱

"Nepotism...has reached dreadful new heights-slash-depths" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social

"As films go, it’s a triumph." - @lizbraun.bsky.social

"a performance far better than his son's directorial debut deserves" - Rachel Ho
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Movie reviews for The Smashing Machine, Anemone, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, Orwell: 2+2=5, Predators, Bone Lake, and more.

TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 3 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 6d

This week in movies!

On THE SMASHING MACHINE 💪

"Johnson does sell his character" - Jim Slotek

"extraordinary performances by Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt" - Marc Glassman

"stumbles through a series of life events" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social

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Movie reviews for The Smashing Machine, Anemone, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, Orwell: 2+2=5, Predators, Bone Lake, and more.

TFCA Friday: Week of Sept. 26 - Toronto Film Critics Association

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 13d

We're a bit early this week, so stay tuned for more member reviews of this week's releases!

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 13d

Battle? More like One Rave Review After Another!

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film leads this week's review round-up. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Movie reviews for One Battle After Another, Eleanor the Great, Plainclothes, Peak Everything, Plainclothes, Suspended Time, and more!

TFCA Friday: Week of Sept. 19 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 20d

This week in movies!

Member reviews include THE HISTORY OF SOUND, HIM, and A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, plus lots of #TIFF50 postmortems. 🍿 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Movie reviews for The History of Sound, Him, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Swiped, Night of the Reaper, and reports from the Toronto International Film Festival.

Photos from Critical Drinking 2025! - Toronto Film Critics Association

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 21d

We held our annual pre-TIFF kick-off this year at Tha Phae Tavern, sponsored by TouchwoodPR. Check out some photos of our members and friends from the film scene at the event! torontofilmcritics.com/features/pho...

Photos from our pre-TIFF party at Tha Phae Tavern, sponsored by Touchwood PR.

Member Survey: TIFF 2025 – Best of the Fest - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 23d

Hamnet leads our best of the fest poll from @tiffnet.bsky.social as voted by TFCA members. #TIFF50 torontofilmcritics.com/features/mem...

Hamnet leads our best of the fest poll from the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival as voted by TFCA members.

TIFF 2025: Dispatch from Wavelengths - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 23d

Alexander Mooney reports on Wavelengths, a space that allows filmmakers and cinephiles alike to take risks at @tiffnet.bsky.social #tiff50 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tif...

Reporting on the feature films that screened in the Wavelengths programme of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

Graham Greene, ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Sep 2

RIP Graham Greene: the Oscar nominated and Canadian Screen Award winning actor who appeared in films like Dances with Wolves, Seeds, and Maverick has passed away at age 73. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

His role as Kicking Bird in the 1990 Kevin Costner film earned him a best supporting actor Oscar nomination.

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 30

What films have the buzz heading into @tiffnet.bsky.social? 🐝

@peterhowellfilm.bsky.social polled 53 cinephiles, including several TFCA members, about their top film to see at #TIFF50. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

These are the 53 TIFF films people who know movies want to see

The 25th edition of the Star’s annual “Chasing the Buzz” poll reveals the most anticipated films at the 50th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

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The Little Festival That Could: Celebrating 50 Years of TIFF

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 30

TIFF at 50: From wild celebrity moments to films that put Toronto on the map, Brian D. Johnson looks back at milestones in @tiffnet.bsky.social history for Zoomer #TIFF50 everythingzoomer.com/arts-enterta...

As the Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary in September, it seems...

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 29

On THE ROSES 🌹

"who better than Colman and Cumberbatch to deliver razor-sharp barbs?" - @lizbraun.bsky.social

"They are as great as Hepburn and Tracy" - Marc Glassman

"a deeply funny movie" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social

And more! 🍿
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TFCA Friday: Week of August 29 (aka TIFFmas Eve) - Toronto Film Critics Association

Previews and memories of the Toronto International Film Festival upon its 50th edition, plus reviews of The Roses, Splitsville, Lurker, and more!

TFCA Friday: Week of August 29 (aka TIFFmas Eve) - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 29

On LOATHE THY NEIGHBOR 🏡🏡

"a sarcastic, absurd comedy" - @annebrodie.bsky.social

"nothing elevates the story" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social

On THE TOXIC AVENGER

"not a movie for everyone" - Thom Ernst
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Previews and memories of the Toronto International Film Festival upon its 50th edition, plus reviews of The Roses, Splitsville, Lurker, and more!

TFCA Friday: Week of August 29 (aka TIFFmas Eve) - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 29

#TIFF50 2/2

Johanna Schneller @hertzbarry.bsky.social @rachelwest.bsky.social & @andrewjparker.bsky.social share best bets

Plus reviews!

On CAUGHT STEALING 🐈

"Aronofsky’s best film to date" - Gilbert Seah

torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Previews and memories of the Toronto International Film Festival upon its 50th edition, plus reviews of The Roses, Splitsville, Lurker, and more!

TFCA Friday: Week of August 29 (aka TIFFmas Eve) - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 29

This week's round-up is all about #TIFF50!

Brian D. Johnson & @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social look back on 50 years of the fest

@patmullen.bsky.social @filmfest.bsky.social @smallmind.bsky.social @bgos923.bsky.social & Rachel Ho pick 50 doc highlights

torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Previews and memories of the Toronto International Film Festival upon its 50th edition, plus reviews of The Roses, Splitsville, Lurker, and more!

TFCA Friday: Week of August 22 - Toronto Film Critics Association

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 22

On SWEET SUMMER POW WOW 🪶

"aimed squarely at teens and young adults" - @annebrodie.bsky.social

Plus:

@smallmind.bsky.social @rachelwest.bsky.social @filmfest.bsky.social @patmullen.bsky.social look back at past TIFFs

And more! 🍿

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Movie reviews for Honey Don't, Relay, Sweet Summer Pow Wow, Ne Zha II, Eden, The Balconettes, and previews and memories from TIFF.

TFCA Friday: Week of August 22 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 22

On NE ZHA II 💰

"absolutely deserves the hype" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social

On RELAY 📲

"one big, meatheaded twist" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social

"If conspiracy thrillers are your bag, this one is a must-see" - @joelipsett.bsky.social
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Movie reviews for Honey Don't, Relay, Sweet Summer Pow Wow, Ne Zha II, Eden, The Balconettes, and previews and memories from TIFF.

TFCA Friday: Week of August 22 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 22

This week in movies!

On HONEY DON'T ⛔️

"Qualley is deadpan and unflappable" - @lizbraun.bsky.social

"Qualley puts on a stellar performance" - Rachel Ho

"the cinematic equivalent of a trashy novella" - @intheseats.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Movie reviews for Honey Don't, Relay, Sweet Summer Pow Wow, Ne Zha II, Eden, The Balconettes, and previews and memories from TIFF.

What does Spike Lee need from Denzel Washington on their fifth go-round? ‘The key word is trust’

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 16

"There was no way we’d do it anywhere else. New York’s a character. It was never discussed, even in somewhere like Toronto."

Spike Lee & Denzel Washington tell @hertzbarry.bsky.social about reuniting in NYC for HIGHEST 2 LOWEST www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ar...

Washington and Lee speak with the Globe and Mail about authenticity, partnership and their new thriller, Highest 2 Lowest

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TIFF at 50: Looking Back at the Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 16

Members @filmfest.bsky.social @smallmind.bsky.social @rachelwest.bsky.social & @patmullen.bsky.social look back at 50 years of TIFF with other local writers. #TIFF50

That Shelf @thatshelf.com · Aug 16

In honour of #TIFF50, our writers share their favourite films, memories, Dinde d'Or picks, and pro tips from past editions of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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TIFF at 50: Our writers look back at fifty years of the Toronto International Film Festival with favourite films, memorable encounters, and pro-tips.

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TFCA Friday: Week of August 15 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 15

On HIGHEST 2 LOWEST 💰

"doesn’t really seem to have a cohesive message" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social

"doesn’t add up to a lot of emotional connection" - Karen Gordon

"On NO TEARS IN HELL 🫣

"an extremely rough watch" - @joelipsett.bsky.social

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Movie reviews for Russians at War, Nobody 2, Sweet Angel Baby, Highest 2 Lowest, Folktales, The Glassworker, Boys Go to Jupiter, and more.

TFCA Friday: Week of August 15 - Toronto Film Critics Association

Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 15

On EAST OF WALL 🐎

"captures so many little moments perfectly" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social

"falls into clichéd territory" - Gilbert Seah

On JEFF BUCKLEY 🎵

"intimacy poetically matching the sense of loss" - Rachel Ho

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Movie reviews for Russians at War, Nobody 2, Sweet Angel Baby, Highest 2 Lowest, Folktales, The Glassworker, Boys Go to Jupiter, and more.