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By: Myles Herod – In “Mile End Kicks”, Chandler Levack delivers a quietly humorous portrait of a woman caught between ambition and neglect during the summer of 2011. Grace (Barbie Ferreira), a music journalist from Ontario newly settled in Montreal, sets out to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill”. However, what she’s truly … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Angelina Jolie attended the “Couture” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7th. Anchored by a memorable performance from Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, this compelling new film from Alice Winocour (TIFF ’22’s Paris Memories), set in the Parisian fashion industry, weaves multiple threads of women and girls … Continue reading
By: Myles Herod – György Pálfi’s “Hen” begins not with grandeur, but a close-up of an egg’s messy arrival into the world. From this visceral birth, the film charts the journey of a lone chicken who dodges the slaughterhouse and stumbles into a world no less cruel than the one she escaped. This bird, dark-feathered … Continue reading
By: Myles Herod – In her third directorial outing, Mona Fastvold conjures a hypnotic meditation on spiritual fervour. At its centre is Amanda Seyfried, delivering a performance so raw and commanding you can’t help but sometimes look away. Long underestimated, Seyfried finally gets a role that taps into her full arsenal: voice, poise, and emotional … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy attended the “Train Dreams” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9th. Set in the Pacific Northwest during the first decades of the 20th century, Jockey director Clint Bentley’s beguiling adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson’s … Continue reading
By: Myles Herod – Set between 1997 and 2000, The Smashing Machine is less a sports biopic than a bruised character study, an unflinching portrait of MMA legend Mark Kerr, played with raw vulnerability by an unrecognizable Dwayne Johnson. Director Benny Safdie, stepping out from his collaborative work with brother Josh, crafts a film that … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and Guillermo del Toro attended the “Frankenstein” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival last night (Sept. 8th). Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s visually sumptuous adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece finds Oscar Isaac as the brilliant scientist whose unearthly creation, … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, and Benny Safdie attended “The Smashing Machine” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival last night (Sept. 8th). In one of the year’s most unexpected team-ups, indie icon Benny Safdie and star Dwayne Johnson unite for The Smashing Machine, the powerful and gritty account of … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Rami Malek, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, John Slattery, and Richard E. Grant attended the “Nuremberg” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival last night (Sept. 7th). Featuring powerhouse performances from Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, this gripping historical drama from writer-director James Vanderbilt (TIFF ’15’s Truth) chronicles … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Paul Mescal, Jesse Buckley, and Emily Watson attended the “Hamnet” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival last night (Sept. 7th). Academy Award–winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, TIFF ’20 People’s Choice Award) helms this lush and tender drama about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his family, as seen through … Continue reading
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