It’s not just about TIFF 2026’s slate paling in comparison to TIFF 2025’s (plus NYFF’s juggernaut 2026 lineup); some unfortunate issues made 2026’s festival quite lackluster.
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While The Last Photograph attempts to be an intimate, grounded thriller about vengeance and redemption, its narrative emptiness leaves it dead on arrival.
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“I understand that three-plus hours of dense thematic conversations may be a hard sell for some, but after all, patience is a virtue, and one that All of A Sudden rewards its audience for in spades.”
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Memories of a Forest became an instant favorite for me this year. It hits close to home if you’ve ever been torn between your aspirations and your family’s needs.
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Nicoll puts together a wildly engaging experience that makes for one of the best films of the entire year.
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Miwa Nishikawa’s Children Untold is a tear jerking odyssey showing how society chews up those less fortunate and spits them out.
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“Clunky as the effects are, when Hope moves, it moves. If you can overlook the visual effects, Hope’s action is rapturous to behold.”
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