Toronto International Film Festival 2019

TIFF Dispatch: In Conversation With Thomas Heise, Director Of HEIMAT IS A SPACE IN TIME

Prolific German documentarian Thomas Heise returns with Heimat is a Space in Time. We spoke with the director ahead of the film’s release.

TIFF 19: Beautiful Traitors in Assayas' WASP NETWORK
WASP NETWORK: Assayas’ Spy Thriller Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

Wasp Network’s bites off far more than it can chew, there’s no denying this all-star cast makes up for what is lost in plot.

TIFF 2019: A Conversation With Ina Weisse, Director Of THE AUDITION
TIFF 2019: A Conversation With Ina Weisse, Director Of THE AUDITION

Monique Vigneault settle down over tea with Ina Weisse to talk about her latest undertaking: The Audition, a portrait of a frayed music teacher at a prestigious Berlin academy.

TIFF 2019: MY ZOE
TIFF 2019: MY ZOE

My Zoe goes beyond expectations by delving into the emotional ruins of conflicting morality with such perfection, and proves Julie Delpy to be a truly remarkable filmmaker.

TIFF 2019: BLOOD QUANTUM
TIFF 2019: BLOOD QUANTUM: First Nations vs. Zombie Apocalypse

Blood Quantum manages to be creative, while somehow also maintaining the zombie apocalypse genre’s known sensibilities.

TIFF 2019: HOPE GAP
TIFF 2019: HOPE GAP

Prolific British writer-director William Nicholson’s  Hope Gap is a charming, yet altogether bleak portrayal of a…

TIFF 2019: Final Report: JUDY, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD & SOUND OF METAL

In David Fontana’s final report from TIFF 2019, he covers Judy, The Personal History of David Copperfield and Sound of Metal.

TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen Of DISCO
TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen Of DISCO

Wilson Kwong spoke with Norwegian filmmaker Jorunn Myklebust Syversen about her new film Disco during Toronto International Film Festival.

TIFF 2019: THE TRUTH & UNCUT GEMS
TIFF 2019: THE TRUTH & UNCUT GEMS

In our latest recap from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, We look at the films The Truth and Uncut Gems.

TIFF 2019: Pablo Larraín's Rapturous Dance Melodrama EMA
TIFF 2019: Pablo Larraín’s Rapturous Dance Melodrama EMA

Pablo Larraín’s Ema is certainly the most unpredictable, wild, and unconventional study of a frayed woman at this year’s TIFF.

TIFF 2019: The Oddities: COLOR OUT OF SPACE And THE LONG WALK

This TIFF 2019 report focuses more on the stranger side of TIFF, including the films Color Out of Space and The Long Walk.

TIFF 19 Reviews: HONEY BOY & HOW TO BUILD A GIRL
TIFF 19 Reviews: HONEY BOY & HOW TO BUILD A GIRL

Brent Goldman covers Toronto International Film Festival films Honey Boy and How To Build a Girl.

TIFF 2019: LUCY IN THE SKY: Noah Hawley’s Directorial Debut Is As Vacant As Its Subject

Lucy in the Sky is an unfortunate misstep for Noah Hawley. It takes his visual style and attempts to transfer it to a story that is as chaotic in tone as the real Lisa Nowak’s criminal activities were.

TIFF 2019: Foreign Coming-of-Age and Romance Films: ORDINARY LOVE, EASY LAND, AUGUST, DIRT MUSIC
TIFF 2019: Foreign Coming-of-Age & Romance Films: ORDINARY LOVE, EASY LAND, AUGUST, DIRT MUSIC

In this TIFF 2019 report, David Fontana reviews four foreign films: Ordinary Love, Easy Land, August, and Dirt Music.

TIFF 2019: MARRIAGE STORY: A Grounded, Relatable Story About Love and Loss
TIFF 2019: MARRIAGE STORY: An Emotionally Affecting Story About Love & Loss

Marriage Story is amongst Noah Baumbach’s finest works; it is sympathetic and charming, while containing some career-best performances by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.