Barakah Meets Barakah | Toronto 2016
One of the more pointedly political (and funny) Middle Eastern films to play the festival circuit of late.
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Lion | TIFF 2016
Pint-sized powerhouse Sunny Pawar wins the hearts and tears ducts of the audience. He’s a tough act to follow.
Souvenir | Toronto 2016
Isabelle Huppert is having a singular career. She appeared in three films this year in Toronto, including this lighter-than-air musical melodrama.
The Commune | Toronto 2016
Based in part on director Thomas Vinterberg’s experiences growing up in a Copenhagen commune during the 1970s and ’80s and featuring a great performance by actress Trine Dyrholm.
Toronto 2016 Preview | Early Picks
A guide to navigate through the Toronto International Film Festival's labyrinth of choices.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Has time been kind to waning publicity powerhouse Edina Monsoon and age-defying fashion editor Patsy Stone, after more than 20 years of imbibing every variety of chemical substance under the sun and fervently following every fashion trend?
Captain Fantastic | Cannes 2016
Family friction plus quirky culture clashes plus road trip nearly equals Little Miss Sunshine.
Life, Animated
In his graceful and disarming documentary, filmmaker Roger Ross Williams gets inside the head of Owen Suskind, an autistic young man who learned how to communicate by taking his social and language cues from classic Disney cartoons.
Palme d’Or Winner “I, Daniel Blake” | Cannes 2016
Urgency. That was the main ingredient propelling many of the best films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including the winner of the Palme d’Or, I, Daniel Blake.