This week in movies! On NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE 🍟 "very, very funny" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "you’ll want to see it again" - @glennsumi.bsky.social "A wonderfully chaotic concoction" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! On THE MOMENT 🕶️ "Charli’s performance of who she is isn’t always a flattering one" - @kathleennb.bsky.social "a bit of a cautionary tale" - @lizbraun.bsky.social "bizarre, genre-blending hybridity" - @joelipsett.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! On SEND HELP 🏝️ "Equal parts hilarious, tense, and savage" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "there’s a strong argument that Raimi breaks new ground here" - Thom Ernst torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies: Jodie Foster acts en français in A PRIVATE LIFE and some of our critics say MERCY is a January release if there ever was one, and more! torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Congratulations to our latest #TFCAawards winners! 🏆 Company3 Luminary Award: @filmswelike.bsky.social's Ron Mann 🏆 Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award: Nirris Nagendrarajah 🏆 Jay Scott Prize: Xiaodan He torontofilmcritics.com/features/ron...

This week in movies! On THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE 🙏 "An incredible and outrageous story with strength and fury" - @annebrodie.bsky.social "Seyfried is simply phenomenal" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social "extraordinary songs and dances" - Marc Glassman torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Mothers, and Fathers, and Bears, oh my! This week's review round-up features new films from Johnny Ma and Jim Jarmusch. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

"For my films, I think I am an acquired taste." @filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...

Less than 2 hrs to apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! If you've always dreamed of landing a story in a September issue, now's the time to make a move! 📽️ torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

⏰️⏰️⏰️ One day left to apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

Can you tell us the difference between a good "movie" and a bad "film"? Do you dream in 70mm? Is popcorn your favourite vegetable? Just a few days left to apply to the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! 👇 torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

In this week's review round-up, Marty Supreme, Song Sung Blue, No Other Choice, and The Voice of Hind Rajab all land on Santa's 'nice' list, while critics are mixed whether Anaconda delivers a lump of coal for Christmas. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

"There's hope for all of us." If Ella McCay moved you like it did Lisa Simpson, apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award and put your feelings into a review! youtu.be/mJwyf11dIIo

"The thing I believe in more than anything else is science. And that which can be observed, analyzed, published and peer-reviewed." Avatar's James Cameron tells Brian D. Johnson about sticking to the facts. zoomer.com/the-z-list/2...

This week in movies! On IS THIS THING ON? 🎤 "A solidly smart and sly adult drama" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "a terrific, serious performance by Will Arnett" - Jim Slotek "a raw, incandescent performance" - Brian D. Johnson torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

In Release this Week! On PETER HUJAR'S DAY 🚬 "captures a feeling that’s hard to define" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social "a wonderful time capsule" Marc Glassman "a delicate two-hander" - @patmullen.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Fresh from the festival, José Teodoro shares highlights from the Caminhos Cinema Português in Coimbra where Maureen Fazendeiro’s The Seasons (As Estações) won the FIPRESCI Prize. torontofilmcritics.com/features/on-...

One Battle After Another tops Toronto critics awards! www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

One Battle After Another leads #TFCAawards winners torontofilmcritics.com/features/one...

The nominees for Rogers Best Canadian Film are: - Blue Heron - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie - The Shrouds #TFCAawards

The nominees for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary are: - Endless Cookie - Ghosts of the Sea - Who Killed the Montreal Expos? #TFCAawards

Best Picture: One Battle After Another Runners-up: Hamnet, Sinners #tfcaawards

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another Runners-up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners; Oliver Laxe, Sirat #TFCAawards

Best Original Screenplay: Sinners Runners-up: Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value #TFCAawards

Hawke! Sorry.

Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another Runners-up: Hamnet, No Other Choice #TFCAawards

Outstanding Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Ethan Hawkw, Blue Moon Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet; Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners; Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards

Quick pause to discuss special awards! #TFCAawards

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Canadian Film: Joan Chen, Montreal My Beautiful Runners-up: Deragh Campbell, Measures for a Funeral; Vincent Cassel, The Shrouds #TFCAawards

Outstanding Supporting Performance: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another; Nina Hoss, Hedda Runners-up: Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein; Amy Madigan, Weapons; Sean Penn, One Battle; Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value #TFCAawards

Breakthrough Performance: Abou Sangaré, Souleymane's Story Runners-up: Miles Caton, Sinners; Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another #TFCAawards

Best Supporting Performance in a Canadian Film: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sweet Angel Baby Runners-up: Charlotte Aubin, Montreal My Beautiful; Troy Kotsur,In Cold Light #TFCAawards

Best International Feature: Sirāt Runners-up: It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards

Allan King Documentary Award: Come See Me in the Good Light Runners-up: Orwell 2+2=5, The Tale of Silyan #TFCAawards

Best Animated Feature: Endless Cookie Runners-up: KPop Demon Hunters, Space Cadet #TFCAawards

Best First Feature: Blue Heron Runners-up: Eephus, Sorry Baby #TFCAawards

First up: Best First Feature! #TFCAawards

This week in movies! On THE SECRET AGENT 🦵 "you will never see so much chest, or chest hair, in your life" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social "an excellent film" - Gilbert Seah torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Applications for the 2026 Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award are now open! The first lesson of working in media is to file by deadline, so get your application in by Dec. 30 at 5:00pm! #TFCAawards torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

This week in movies! On HAMNET 🎭 "Try keeping your eyes dry" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "hand Jessie Buckley a trophy right now" - Jim Slotek "Her all-in performance is riveting" - Kate Taylor "Buckley sells it" - Glenn Sumi torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Had a great talk with journalist and author @hertzbarry.bsky.social about his deep dive into the Fast and Furious franchise, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, which hits all fine booksellers this week.

On WICKED: FOR GOOD 🧹 "a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social "Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! On SENTIMENTAL VALUE 🏠 "gorgeous, insightful" - Johanna Schneller "It’s complex. It’s human." - Karen Gordon "Skarsgard headlines the film with profoundly amusing cocksure confidence" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! On DIE MY LOVE 👶 "I could feel my arteries sizzling" - Johanna Schneller "oscillates between lyrical observation and psychological suspense" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "It's exhausting." - @lizbraun.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

"FNC feels like the festival that allows for films to have a little room to breathe and to be appreciated on a different level." @intheseats.bsky.social reports from jury duty at Montreal's @nouveaucinema.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/ref...

This week in movies! On NOUVELLE VAGUE 🎥 "unique and unforgettable" - @intheseats.bsky.social "one of the best films of the year" - Marc Glassman "a panting, heaving, flop-sweat-drenched and years-late ‘in memoriam’ tribute" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! Our critics revolt against the Boss, Bugonia inspires headscratches and laughter, and Blue Moon draws raves for some of the best performances this year. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

☕️Double double! ☕️ Beginning in our December vote, we are splitting the Outstanding Performance in a Canadian Film award into two awards honouring lead and supporting performances. Because Canada.

How does @viffest.bsky.social define itself in opposition to Toronto? By playing a mix of festival favourites and world premieres in an atmosphere of chill cinephilia, writes @filmfest.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/rep...

This week in movies! On FRANKENSTEIN 🧌 "del Toro has given us everything we could want in a Frankenstein movie" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "it’s one of his best films" - Jim Slotek "an exquisite corpse" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...