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The real festival stars
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The real festival stars

Now that the circus act has left Toronto, our critic picks the films that are bound for glory

50/50

50/50 The buddy movie, a formula that thrives on novelty, conquers fresh terrain in this emotional comedy about a sweet...

Shame

Shame I didn’t especially "like" this film when I saw it early in the festival, so I’ve resisted adding it the list. Until...

Monsieur Lazhar

Monsieur Lazhar Adapting the play by Evelyne de la Chenelière, director Philippe Falardeau brings a luminous warmth to this...

Edwin Boyd

Edwin Boyd In an impressive feature debut, Canadian writer-director Nathan Morlando makes a folk hero of flamboyant Toronto outlaw...

Rampart

Rampart Woody Harrelson re-teams with Messenger director Oren Moverman to deliver a dynamite performance as a dirty cop. Set in...

An Awakening

An Awakening Rebecca Hall delivers a powerhouse performance in a period ghost story that’s artful, atmospheric and downright...

Elles

Elles Anne (Juliette Binoche) is a Paris journalist researching a magazine piece about student prostitutes. As two of her subjects...