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Nobody Wants This is the steamy Netflix romcom that everyone wants, actually
In The Penguin, Cristin Milioti is right at home as Gotham City’s new baddie
Demi Moore and team behind The Substance peel back layers of Hollywood’s grotesque beauty myth

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In Seeds, actor-turned-filmmaker Kaniehtiio Horn captures a sacred topic with humour
Kaniehtiio Horn stars in her directorial debut 'Seeds.'
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Venom: The Last Dance is a clumsy final outing for the franchise
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Hardy in a scene from "Venom: The Last Dance." (Columbia-Sony Pictures via AP)
Director of Springsteen documentary Road Diary sees no signs of the Boss slowing down
(L-R) Actor/musician Steven Van Zandt, director Thom Zimny and singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen attend the world premiere of "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band" at the Roy Thomson theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 8, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Mikey Madison is a VIP hustler for the ages in Sean Baker’s uproarious and tender Anora
This image released by Neon shows Mikey Madison in a scene from "Anora." (Neon via AP)
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Parish the thought: Papal thriller Conclave loses the faith of its fun B-movie convictions
This image released by Focus Features shows Isabella Rossellini as Sister Agnes in a scene from "Conclave." (Focus Features via AP)
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We Live in Time is a love story with zero cynicism, and is all the better for it
Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield in We Live in Time Film Still
Hot Docs confirms 2025 festival, plans for Toronto cinema as arts organization plots path forward
The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Gabriel Li
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Netflix’s The Shadow Strays stretches bone-crunching action past the breaking point
The Shadow Strays. Aurora Ribero as 13 / Nomi in The Shadow Strays. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
MAGA goes to the movies: Inside the Daily Wire’s blockbuster culture-war battle
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Grade-Eh gossip: Canadian political comedy Rumours is poetically surreal silliness
Cate Blanchett stars in Rumours Grade-Eh gossip: Canadian political comedy Rumours is poetically surreal silliness
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Heartwarming and appetite-whetting Canadian documentary Born Hungry traces a journey worth a thousand meals
On the set in India of Born Hungry, Canadian director Barry Avrich’s new film about the inspirational journey of acclaimed chef Sash Simpson
Malala Yousafzai finds connection in documentary Last of the Sea Women
Haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island in “The Last of the Sea Women,” premiering October 11, 2024 on Apple TV+.
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Woman of the Hour is a taut thriller that highlights casual misogyny
Woman of the Hour. (L-R) Tony Hale as Ed, Anna Kendrick as Sheryl and Daniel Zovatto as Rodney in Woman of the Hour. Cr. Leah Gallo/Netflix © 2024. Genre: Crime Drama Mystery Director: Anna Kendrick Cast: Anna Kendrick, Tony Hale, Daniel Zovatto Runtime: 89 minutes
Piece by Piece presents the life and legacy of Pharrell Williams in Legos
TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 10: (L-R) Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville attend the premiere of "Piece by Piece" at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 10, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Trump drama The Apprentice is a lot less incendiary than the hoopla around its release
This image released by Briarcliff Entertainment shows Jeremy Strong, left, and Sebastian Stan in a scene from the film "The Apprentice." (Pief Weyman/Briarcliff Entertainment via AP)
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Lego documentary Piece By Piece is a wonderfully inventive look at Pharrell Williams
PxP_TP_00101 Pharrell Williams stars in director Morgan Neville’s PIECE BY PIECE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
The three-headed Winnipeg brain-trust behind Cate Blanchett’s outrageous new political comedy
(L-R) Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin, Australian actress Cate Blanchett, Canadian filmmaker Galen Johnson and Evan Johnson attend the North American premiere of "Rumours" at the Royal Alexandra theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 9, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Cate Blanchett on the ‘poetic reality’ of Disclaimer, the TV series that is like ‘seven movies, back to back’
Cate Blanchett poses on the red carpet before "Disclaimer" is screened as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 49th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Toronto’s Ageless International Film Festival is not your grandfather’s movie fest
THELMA Film movie still When 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
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In Joker: Folie à Deux, the joke’s on us
Arthur Fleck/Joker-JOAQUIN PHOENIX, Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel-LADY GAGA, Photographer Select, JULIET | Arthur Fleck/Joker-JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JULIET | Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel-LADY GAGA, JULIET | Photographer Select
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With The Outrun, Saoirse Ronan pushes herself to new heights
Johanna Schneller
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Holocaust story White Bird tries, and fails, to fly
This image released by Lionsgate shows Orlando Schwerdt, left, and Ariella Glaser in a scene from "White Bird: A Wonder Story." (Larry Horricks/Lionsgate via AP)
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Wonderfully niche Canadian horror-comedy Frankie Freako is a perfect after-hours nightmare
Movie Film Stills from Frankie Freako Conor Sweeney w/ Electrified Phone 2
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Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night Live epic is unfit for prime time, or really any time
FIlm Still Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula), Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Alan Zweibel (Josh Brener) and Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) in SATURDAY NIGHT.
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Deragh Campbell cements reputation as Canada’s most fearless performer in Matt and Mara
Matt and Mara. Film still 2 Deragh Campbell
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Sebastian Stan loses himself in A Different Man
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Daring psychological drama A Different Man plays an unsettling identity game
ADM_Day_22_00022.ARW A different Man Genre: Comedy Horror Thriller Director: Aaron Schimberg Cast: Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson
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Five things to watch this weekend: Clooney and Pitt star in Wolfs on Apple TV+, plus Will Ferrell road-trips to Netflix
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‘I got so desperate at one point’: Francis Ford Coppola on his life in and out of Hollywood
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Beautiful and immersive, The Wild Robot is an animated dream machine
(from left) Roz (Lupita N’yongo), and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in DreamWorks Animation’s Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders.
Will & Harper is a revelatory road-trip movie and an unassuming political project
Will & Harper. (L to R) Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in Will & Harper. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
Netflix pulls sponsorship of development programs across Canadian arts institutions in wake of C-11 measures
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019 the Netflix logo is seen on a phone in Washington, DC. On September 15, 2014, Netflix, the giant video-on-demand platform, arrived in France and nothing will ever be the same again. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Kate Winslet clicks, but everything else in the photojournalism biopic Lee loses focus
FIlm Still Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars in this fascinating portrait of the great American war correspondent Lee Miller, whose singular talent and ferocious tenacity gave us some of the 20th century’s most indelible images. lee-Kate_Winslet_as_Lee_Miller_in_LEE_Sky_UK_Brouhaha_Lee_Limited_2023_d95a793222_rgb
Meet director Chris Sanders, Hollywood’s greatest hope for human-robot relations
Director Chris Sanders attends the premiere of "THE WILD ROBOT”, during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto on Sunday, September 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Apocalypse wow: Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is a messy masterpiece of movie mania
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Live from Vancouver, it’s Saturday Night star Gabriel LaBelle
Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle), Jacqueline Carlin (Kaia Gerber), Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith) in SATURDAY NIGHT.

In the interest of consistency across all critics’ reviews, The Globe has eliminated its star-rating system in film and theatre to align with coverage of music, books, visual arts and dance. Instead, works of excellence will be noted with a Critic’s Pick designation across all coverage.