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TIFF 2026: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 10/1/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 10/1/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review

Takashi Miike's riff on the surprisingly enduring Bad Lieutenant franchise sees the prolific director working comfortably within his wheelhouse, much to his latest film's detriment.

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TIFF 2026: ‘The Last Photograph’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 10/1/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 10/1/26

TIFF 2026: ‘The Last Photograph’ Review

Zack Snyder’s latest film sees the director indulging in his worst tendencies and delivering a racist, misogynistic, and vapid exploration of hollow men engulfed in a world of violence.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney’ & ‘Anchors Aweigh’
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 10/1/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 10/1/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney’ & ‘Anchors Aweigh’

TIFF’s Midnight Madness program was punched up by two comedic highlights from established talents: Matthew Rankin’s fever-dream documentary ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney’ and Matt Barats’ deadpan comedy ‘Anchors Aweigh.’

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TIFF 2026: ‘Half’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/18/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/18/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Half’ Review

Samjad’s slick action-horror hybrid weaves together vampirism with martial arts in a curry western dedicated to keeping the blood pumping in its audience.

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TIFF 2026: ‘London’ & ‘The Remotes’
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/16/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/16/26

TIFF 2026: ‘London’ & ‘The Remotes’

TIFF’s Wavelengths program welcomes the narrative feature debut from John Torres and a textured road movie from Sebastian Brameshuber.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Union Town’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Union Town’ Review

Barbara Kopple's latest documentary on labour struggles in America feels a touch too sanitized, but still remains an important document in the ongoing fight against corporate greed.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Rescue’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Rescue’ Review

Sine Plambech’s latest documentary immerses audiences in a harrowing attempt to reunite a family torn apart during a rescue attempt off the coast of Libya.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Children Untold’ & ‘Wild Wild East’
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/14/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/14/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Children Untold’ & ‘Wild Wild East’

TIFF’s Platform section highlights the devastating effects of war on Japanese youth in Miwa Nishikawa’s latest film and the secrets kept hidden to survive in Jan Holoubek’s new genre-bending feature.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/13/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/13/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Review

Abinash Bikram Shah’s feature debut, ‘Elephants in the Fog,’ is a gorgeously-shot portrait of oppression within an isolated, rural Kinnar community.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Paradise Lost’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/13/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/13/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Paradise Lost’ Review

Yeon Sang-ho’s latest film investigates the intersection between technology and humanity within a twisty story of a mother’s reality torn between the past and the present.

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TIFF 2026: ‘Toy Gun Bandit’ & ‘Nobody’s Violence’
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Toy Gun Bandit’ & ‘Nobody’s Violence’

Rémi St-Michel’s sophomore feature, ‘Toy Gun Bandit,’ plays out like a Québécois version of ‘Good Time’, while Larissa Corriveau anchors iconic Canadian director Denis Côté’s aesthetically impressive latest film, ‘Nobody’s Violence.’

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TIFF 2026: ‘Dorothy’ Review
TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/26 TIFF 2026, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/26

TIFF 2026: ‘Dorothy’ Review

Karthik Subbaraj’s latest feature sets its sights on a generation of men raised by popular culture and toxic masculinity.

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