Film-Forward

The Brutalist | NYFF 2024

Simultaneously vital and sepulchral, The Brutalist is monumental—grand, bold, and ambitious.

No Other Land | NYFF 2024

An illuminating and incisive account of Israel’s control of the West Bank.

Anora | NYFF 2024

If directing is 90% casting, then that is the main reason why Anora remains engaging through its ups and downs. 

Lee

Kate Winslet mixes idealism, will, and crankiness in a high-level star turn that helps this biopic navigate some uneven ground.

Sleep

A newlywed and father-to-be acts out while sleepwalking and does not remember his actions when he awakens—and these actions are pretty terrifying.

Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola has one eye on the past and another on the future, blending old-school Hollywood epics with bombastic 21st-century hyperrealism.

The Wild Robot

One of DreamWorks’ best films in recent memory and another reminder of animation’s emotional staying power.

I, the Executioner; Santosh; The Shadow Strays | The Best Asian Movies @ TIFF 2024

These were some of Toronto’s top picks.

Omni Loop

Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri try to solve the mystery of time travel.