The End

The End

A family’s existence within a fallout shelter is disrupted by the arrival of an outsider in The End. Following an apocalyptic event, a former Energy Tycoon (Michael Shannon) and his Wife (Tilda Swinton), descend into an underground bunker along with their Butler (Tim McInnerny), Doctor (Lennie James) and Friend (Bronagh Gallagher). The couple’s Son (George…

September 5

September 5

The ABC Sports Team provide live coverage of a hostage situation at the 1972 Munich Olympics in September 5. The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany were the first to be broadcast live across the world via satellite. On September 5, 1972, Geoffrey Mason (John Magaro) is beginning his first day as Executive Producer of…

Bird

Bird

A 12-year-old Kent girl befriends an odd drifter in Bird. Bailey (Nykiya Adams) is a tomboyish 12-year-old living in Gravesend, North Kent with her chaotic father Bug (Barry Keoghan) and wayward brother Hunter (Jason Buda). As Bug is distracted by his upcoming wedding, Bailey meets Bird (Franz Rogowski), a mysterious man looking for his family….

Spirit in the Blood

Spirit in the Blood

A group of teenage girls embrace their dark nature in the aftermath of a death in a secluded mountain community in Spirit in the Blood. Emerson Grimm (Summer H. Howell) is an outcast teenager, who has just moved to the highly religious mountain community of Saint Belvedere, where her father Julian (Greg Bryk) grew up….

Rumours TIFF 2024

Rumours – TIFF 2024

The leaders of the G7 nations get lost in the woods while attempting to draft their provisional statement in Rumours. The leaders of the G7 nations convene at a rural German bogland estate to draft their annual statement to the world. Attending the summit are German Chancellor Hilda Ortmann (Cate Blanchett), Canadian Prime Minister Maxime…

The Outrun

The Outrun

A recovering alcoholic returns home to a remote Scottish island in The Outrun. The life of 29-year-old Rona (Saoirse Ronan) has been derailed by her alcoholism, which destroyed both her career and relationship with her boyfriend Daynin (Paapa Essiedu). After undergoing 90 days of rehab, Rona returns home to the Orkney Islands of Scotland, where…

The Assessment TIFF 2024

The Assessment – TIFF 2024

A couple undergo a weeklong series of tests that decides if they are appropriate to have a child in The Assessment. In a dystopian future with heavy population control, married couple Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) have applied for a weeklong assessment to decide if they can become parents. They are greeted by their…

The Crow

The Crow

A murdered man comes back to right the wrongs that were committed in The Crow. While serving time in a rehab facility, Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård) meets and falls for Shelly Webster (FKA Twigs), who he helps escape from Marion (Laura Birn), a woman working for Vincent Roeg (Danny Huston), a crime lord who made…

Cuckoo Fantasia 2024

Cuckoo – Fantasia 2024

This Review was Originally Published as Part of TIFF Next Wave 2024 A 17-year-old girl discovers something sinister at a resort in the German Alps in Cuckoo. 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) is forced to move with her father Luis (Marton Csokas), stepmother Beth (Jessica Henwick), and half-sister Alma (Mila Lieu) to the Resort Alpschatten in…