Toronto Film Festival

Boy Erased – first look review

By Ella Kemp

A mature central performance from Lucas Hedges anchors Joel Edgerton’s gay conversion therapy drama.

The Sisters Brothers – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Joaquin Phoenix and John C Reilly play gunslinging siblings in Jacques Audiard’s warm-hearted western adventure.

Kursk – first look review

By Elena Lazic

Director Thomas Vinterberg and a formidable cast recreate the final hours of a real-life nuclear submarine.

High Life, If Beale Street Could Talk confirmed for 2018 Toronto Film Festival

By Hannah Strong

Claire Denis and Barry Jenkins will present their latest work when the festival kicks off on 6 September.

Mom and Dad – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Nicolas Cage runs amok in this deliciously berserk comedy-horror about parents compelled to kill their kids.

Lady Bird – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Saoirse Ronan whirlwinds her way through Greta Gerwig’s sublime directorial debut.

First Reformed – first look review

By Elena Lazic

Paul Schrader returns to the fray with a mediative masterwork powered by a stunning central turn from Ethan Hawke.

Mary Shelley – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Elle Fanning is the star of the show in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s uneven biopic of the ‘Frankenstein’ author.

The Shape of Water – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sally Hawkins finds a scaly suitor in Guillermo del Toro’s strange, sentimental snow globe fairy tale.

Thelma – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Something disturbing lies beneath the surface of Joachim Trier’s head-scratching latest.

Novitiate – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Margaret Qualley plays a conflicted nun-in-training in this sensuous drama from director Margaret Betts.

Salt and Fire – first look review

By Elena Lazic

Michael Shannon and Werner Herzog reunite for this intriguing and highly allegorical eco thriller.

Deepwater Horizon – first look review

By Elena Lazic

Peter Berg comes up trumps with this patriotic and pulsating dramatisation of the BOP oil spill.

Into the Inferno – first look review

By Manuela Lazic

Werner Herzog goes head to head with the volcanoes of the world in this new, globe-trotting doc.

Moonlight – first look review

By Elena Lazic

This remarkable return to filmmaking by director Barry Jenkins falls just a few steps short of genius.

Sing – first look review

By Manuela Lazic

Brit director Garth Jennings turns his hand to an eccentric animated singing competition in this utterly delightful new work.

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