Key Highlights: Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama I Play Rocky follows Sylvester Stallone’s arduous journey from an uncredited actor living on the streets to the creator and star of the Oscar-winning classic Rocky. Starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone alongside AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James, and Tracy Letts, the crowd-pleasing production earned glowing reactions at the Toronto ...
Key Highlights Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine reunites the filmmaker with Sam Rockwell for a third time and pairs him with John Malkovich as CIA operatives in pre-coup Chile, opening in theaters November 6 after a TIFF premiere. The film deliberately echoes McDonagh’s earlier In Bruges and the actors’ past roles—including Malkovich’s Burn After Reading ...
Key Highlights Lauren Miller Rogen’s directorial debut Babies world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, starring Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen as a child-free couple confronting societal pressure and personal ambivalence about parenthood. The comedy balances raunchy humor with a grounded subplot about caring for a parent with dementia, challenging the stereotype that child-free ...
Key Highlights Helen Mirren delivers a “deranged delight” as Patricia Highsmith in A Talent For Murder, opening in theaters October 23 after its Toronto International Film Festival premiere. The film, directed by Anton Corbijn and adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith from her play Switzerland, imagines a fictional 1995 encounter between the reclusive author and an ambitious ...
Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich Star in Patricia Highsmith Thriller A Talent for Murder The pandemic sparked a wave of contained chamber-piece thrillers—films where a handful of characters gather in remote settings and dialogue drives the tension. While titles like Kevin Williamson’s Sick stood out and Sam Levinson’s Malcolm & Marie disappointed, few matched the ...
Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter’ Premieres at TIFF: A Quietly Queer Coming-of-Age Story Set in 1950s Colorado English writer-director Andrew Haigh, known for Weekend and All of Us Strangers, returns with A Long Winter, a film that explores the heartbreak of realizing our parents aren’t who we imagined—and how one might grow from that agony. ...
Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ Explores Artistic Cannibalism at TIFF 2026 Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar returns to semi-autobiographical territory with Bitter Christmas, a companion piece to his 2019 film Pain and Glory. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival ahead of a November theatrical release in the United States. Parallel Narratives Across Two Decades ...
Christopher Walken delivers a performance only he could pull off in Back in Black, the off-kilter dark comedy that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Written by Ron Murphy and Nick Torokvei and directed by Murphy, the film stars Walken as Clyde Mortimer, an undertaker from a long line of undertakers who runs Mortimer’s ...
Courteney Cox is reflecting on her time working alongside Scream franchise costar Hayden Panettiere, sharing memories of their collaboration following reports of Panettiere’s passing last month. Cox spoke with Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival, where she discussed their shared history on the horror series.
Animated Film Julián Delivers a Vibrant, Heartfelt Celebration of Identity and Community Amid a crowded 2026 animation slate packed with sequels like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Toy Story 5, Minions & Monsters, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie—alongside original titles such as GOAT, Hoppers, and Swapped—one film stands out ...
Mahershala Ali stars in Bassam Tariq’s genre-blending thriller Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, a film that transforms personal grief into a visceral exploration of faith, fatherhood, and violence. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, the movie opens in select theaters September 25 before expanding nationwide in October. From Blade Development to an Original ...
Widow’s Bay Season 2 Filming Window Revealed: Production Targets March Start Apple TV+’s breakout horror-comedy series Widow’s Bay is moving toward its second season, with star Kate O’Flynn confirming an anticipated filming window. The series, which debuted to critical acclaim in April 2026, holds a “Certified Fresh” 98% critics’ score and a 92% audience score ...