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American Fiction | TIFF 2023

First time director Cord Jefferson accomplishes quite a balancing act. He has made a family drama and, more pungently and winningly, a satire aimed at an adult audience. 

Four Daughters | TIFF 2023

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania cleverly strips off layer after layer of a family history in this engrossing, intimate, and expansive documentary.

Rotting in the Sun

Sebastián Silva’s meta-fiction is one of the funnier and adventurous comedies of the year so far.

Love Life

Director Koji Fukada offers a unique contribution to the melodrama genre: a film of unusual subtleties.

Reveille

The fresh, honest, and intimate interactions are what makes this movie a cut above your average war film.

Talk to Me

As in most movies, dipping into the occult has dire ramifications in this raucous and unsettling debut feature.