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Roofman (2025) Review – A True Crime Crowd Pleaser

October 9, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

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

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

Review: ‘Relay’ Is A Great Conspiracy Thriller Throwback [TIFF 2024]

September 16, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Riz Ahmed as Ash, wearing a grey hoodie, tan jacket and black backpack

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a techno-conspiracy thriller, which makes Relay a welcome surprise.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: David Mackenzie, Eisa Davis, Jared Abrahamson, Lily James, Matthew Maher, riz ahmed, Sam Worthington, TIFF 2024, Willa Fitzgerald

Review: Alien Romantic Drama ‘You Are Not Alone’ Is A Quiet Gem [TIFF 2024]

September 12, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Bar Man (Pierre Yves Charbonneau) stands bathed in the white light of an open fridge door

Leave it to Quebec filmmakers to find a way to make alien abductions and mid-mid-life crises both intriguing and deeply romantic. But that’s what You Are Not Alone (2024) is.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Canadian film, François Papineau, Marianne Fortier, Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien, Pier-Luc Funk, you are not alone

‘Sebastian’ Continues the Storied Tradition of Sex Work in Queer Cinema [Sundance Review]

January 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A close-up of Max (Ruaridh Mollica)'s face

Sex work and queer cinema have a long and storied history.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Tagged With: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Jonathan Hyde, Leanne Best, LGBT, LGBTQ, Mikko Mäkelä, queer, Ruaridh Mollica

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The 411 on me

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

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