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TIFF 2025: ‘Obsession’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/19/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/19/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Obsession’ Review

Curry Barker’s feature directorial debut features astounding tonal control that creates nerve-wracking tension from a deceptively simplistic premise.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Forastera’ | ‘The Blue Trail’
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/17/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/17/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Forastera’ | ‘The Blue Trail’

Lucía Aleñar Iglesias' directorial debut is a subtly powerful exploration of memory and grief, while Gabriel Mascaro returns to TIFF with a celebration of life's uncertainties against a dystopian future setting.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Karmadonna’ | ‘Junk World’
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/16/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/16/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Karmadonna’ | ‘Junk World’

The Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness program delivers some religious mayhem with Aleksandar Radivojević’s ‘Karmadonna’ and ambitious, grotesque stop-motion animation in Takahide Hori’s ‘Junk World.’

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TIFF 2025: ‘No Other Choice’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/25

TIFF 2025: ‘No Other Choice’ Review

Park Chan-wook’s latest film is a devilish satire depicting a cutthroat world of unemployment that is as incisive and depressing as it is hilarious.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ | ‘Still Single’
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/15/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ | ‘Still Single’

Japanese traditions and culture are viewed through two different lenses in separate films premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Normal’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/13/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/13/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Normal’ Review

Ben Wheatley directs Derek Kolstad’s latest action vehicle for Bob Odenkirk. Wreaking havoc through rural Americana, ‘Normal’ is a mildly entertaining neo-Western elevated by its playful direction.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Hamnet’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/12/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/12/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Hamnet’ Review

Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet' tackles Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same name with an empathetic eye towards how death transforms us all, even in the face of unshakeable love.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Frankenstein’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Frankenstein’ Review

Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s prolific gothic horror novel to astounding effect, crafting an immersive and personal exploration about art, creation, and life.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Renoir’ | ‘Little Lorraine’
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/11/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Renoir’ | ‘Little Lorraine’

Chie Hayakawa’s latest offers a personal, meandering exploration of grief through a coming-of-age drama, while Andy Hines’ feature directorial debut is a disappointing adaptation with too many misguided decisions.

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TIFF 2025: ‘The Furious’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/10/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/10/25

TIFF 2025: ‘The Furious’ Review

Kenji Tanigaki’s latest film works tirelessly to deliver a refreshing non-stop action experience filled to the brim with creative and brutal violence.

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TIFF 2025: ‘Milk Teeth’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/10/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/10/25

TIFF 2025: ‘Milk Teeth’ Review

Mihai Mincan’s latest film is a coming-of-age story set against a dark chapter in Romanian history, patiently exploring how grief and tragedy become inextricably linked to a country’s political landscape.

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TIFF 2025: ‘The Captive’ Review
TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/7/25 TIFF 2025, Film Review Christopher Cross 9/7/25

TIFF 2025: ‘The Captive’ Review

Alejandro Amenábar’s latest film delves into the early life of Miguel de Cervantes, before he became one of history’s greatest storytellers.

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