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Roofman (2025) Review – A True Crime Crowd Pleaser

October 9, 2025 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

A man in a white t-shirt sits at a table in front of a partially obscured Toys "R" Us mural, drinking water from a coffee carafe

There’s an easy going charm to Roofman, the true crime film based on the real life exploits of Jeffrey Manchester.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Channing Tatum, Derek Cianfrance, Jeffrey Manchester, Kirsten Dunst, Kirt Gunn, LaKeith Stanfield, Molly Price, Peter Dinklage, Roofman, tony revolori, true crime

Cons and Heists of TIFF 2025: ‘Tuner,’ ‘Fuze,’ ‘Carolina Caroline,’ ‘Little Lorraine’

September 13, 2025 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

One of the common narrative tropes that turned up at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival were films centered around con artists and heists. 

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Adam Carter Rehmeier, andy hines, auden thorton, Daniel Roher, David McKenzie, dustin hoffman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Havana Rose Liu, j balvin, Jon Gries, joshua close, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, leo woodall, rhys darby, Sam Worthington, Samara Weaving, Stephen Amell, Stephen McHattie, Steve Lund, Theo James

‘Nino’ Review – Théodore Pellerin Anchors A Quiet and Tender Cancer Drama

September 8, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

After suffering from a persistent sore throat when he swallows, 29 year old Nino (Théodore Pellerin) receives a throat cancer diagnosis on his birthday.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Lucie Baudinaud, Pauline Loquès, Salomé Dewaels, Théodore Pellerin, TIFF, tiff2025, William Lebghil

‘Twinless’ Review – Messy, Complicated People Grieve in James Sweeney’s Delightful Tragi-Dramedy

September 1, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

The bond between twins, particularly identical twins, is well-worn fodder for narratives. Writer, director, and star James Sweeney finds fertile new ground in exploring that connection, albeit in an unconventional fashion. 

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Aisling Franciosi, Dylan O'Brien, James Sweeney, Lauren Graham, Twinless

‘Freakier Friday’ Review – Fewer Laughs, Same Big Heart

August 7, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

The 2003 remake of Mary Rodger’s 1972 YA novel Freaky Friday was an unparalleled success. How does its new 2025 sequel fare?

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Chad Michael Murray, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jordan Weiss, Julia Butters, lindsay lohan, Lucille Soong, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, manny jacinto, mark harmon, Nisha Ganatra, Rosalind Chao, Sophia Hammons, Vanessa Bayer

‘Materialists’ Interrogates The Cost of Love [Review]

June 11, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

After delivering one of the single best love films of the last decade (Past Lives), expectations are high for Celine Song‘s sophomore directorial effort.

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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