‘Poetic License’ Review: Maude Apatow’s Smart & Funny Directing Debut Gifts Mom Leslie Mann With Dynamite Lead Role – Toronto Film Festival

‘Poetic License’ Review: Maude Apatow’s Smart & Funny Directing Debut Gifts Mom Leslie Mann With Dynamite Lead Role – Toronto Film Festival

Don’t dare call Maude Apatow a mere “nepo baby.” Her winning directorial debut proves she has the chops behind the camera as well as in front (Euphoria), Apatow name or no Apatow name. Poetic License, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in a prime Saturday night slot, is evidence of…

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Third Whodunit With Daniel Craig Is An Intelligent Gothic Delight – Toronto Film Festival

‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Third Whodunit With Daniel Craig Is An Intelligent Gothic Delight – Toronto Film Festival

After the bright, light, summery holiday special that was Glass Onion, the Knives Out franchise returns to its gothic roots with a wintry whodunit that, for some at least, might endure as the the best one yet. Where the first and second used the murder-mystery as a jumping-off point for some very funny contemporary satire,…

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‘The Studio’, ‘The Penguin’ & ‘Severance’ Lead Way At Creative Arts Emmys Night 1: Winners List

‘The Studio’, ‘The Penguin’ & ‘Severance’ Lead Way At Creative Arts Emmys Night 1: Winners List

Julianne Nicholson (Hacks) and Bryan Cranston (The Studio), along with Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt) and Merritt Wever (Severance) were among the winners during night one of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Emmys were also given to Rebel Ridge for TV Movie, Arcane for Outstanding Animation, and to The Penguin for hairstyling, costumes,…

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‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst Triumph In Incredible Real-Life Story That Becomes One Of 2025’s Best Movies – Toronto Film Festival

‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst Triumph In Incredible Real-Life Story That Becomes One Of 2025’s Best Movies – Toronto Film Festival

If Roofman wasn’t a true story, it would be hard to believe. World premiering tonight at the Toronto Film Festival, this Paramount release stars Channing Tatum as Jeffrey Manchester, an Army 82nd Airborne veteran who turned to crime to try and support his wife and three kids after failing to assimilate back into society when…

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‘Bad Apples’ Review: Saoirse Ronan In Very Black Comedy About Teacher Who Holds Unruly 10-Year-Old Student Captive In Her Basement – Toronto Film Festival

‘Bad Apples’ Review: Saoirse Ronan In Very Black Comedy About Teacher Who Holds Unruly 10-Year-Old Student Captive In Her Basement – Toronto Film Festival

Not knowing a thing about the new film Bad Apples, which is having its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, it took me awhile to realize “Oh wait, this is really a very, very dark comedy.” So once I got what director Jonathan Etzler and writer Jess O’ Kane were up to, I could…

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