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Barry Hertz

Barry Hertz is the manager of editorial production at Maclean’s, as well as its go-to arts columnist, covering culture both high and low.

Star Jesse Eisenberg and director Richard Ayoade talk identity and ego in their new TIFF comedy, The Double

Our daily dose of the TIFF scene, from Night Moves’ eco-terrorists to Paul Haggis’s return to form

Highlights from the fourth day of the festival, including Jesse Eisenberg’s double and Bruce McDonald’s martial trouble.

Our daily dose of the TIFF scene, from Sandra Bullock’s space cadet to Eli Roth’s hungry fans

Highlights from the second day of the festival, including some zombie cheerleaders and might-as-well-be-undead parties.

Our survey of the TIFF scene, from Clive Owen’s Brooklyn blunder to Michael Fassbender, dance-floor wonder

What you need to know as the festival gets underway

10 rookie directors who lived to face another fest

With 75 film festivals in Toronto each year, the hardest part is deciding what to see

How could a rom-com musical starring Steve Buscemi and Mandy Moore go wrong? Ten films that vanished after the fest