Toronto International Film Festival · Sept. 10–20, 2026
TIFF 2026 Reviews
My reviews of 42 films from the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, in the order I saw them. Pick a volume, or tap any film below to jump straight to its review.
The Four Volumes
Volume 1
Volume 2
All 42 Films
In the order I saw them. Tap any film to jump to its review.
Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been
Vol. 1
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Vol. 1
Ancestors
Vol. 1
Salvation
Vol. 1
Coward
Vol. 1
Seventeen
Vol. 1
Ken Russell’s The Devils
Vol. 1
Stuffed
Vol. 1
The Housewife
Vol. 1
RIVER
Vol. 1
A Long Winter
Vol. 1
Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story
Vol. 2
Girl Group
Vol. 2
Everybody Wants to Fu*k Me
Vol. 2
Trash Mountain
Vol. 2
Closing Night
Vol. 2
Babies
Vol. 2
The Surgeon
Vol. 2
Evil Genius
Vol. 2
Ink
Vol. 2
The Beloved
Vol. 2
The Last Photograph
Vol. 2
Alpha Gang
Vol. 3
The Spiral
Vol. 3
Prima Facie
Vol. 3
Elsinore
Vol. 3
The Debut
Vol. 3
Kick On
Vol. 3
A Talent for Murder
Vol. 3
La Bola Negra
Vol. 3
Vintage Violence
Vol. 3
The Man I Love
Vol. 3
The Liberation
Vol. 4
Being Heumann
Vol. 4
Up Against It
Vol. 4
Gail
Vol. 4
Trees Are Watching
Vol. 4
Carrie (2026)
Vol. 4
HALF
Vol. 4
Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend
Vol. 4
Crystal Lake
Vol. 4
Everest: The Other Side
Vol. 4
Where I Saw Them
- Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been · At home, before the festival
- Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! · At home, before the festival
- Ancestors · At home, before the festival
- Salvation · At home, before the festival
- Coward · Sept. 10 · Scotiabank Theatre
- Seventeen · Sept. 10 · Scotiabank Theatre
- Ken Russell’s The Devils · Sept. 10 · TIFF Lightbox
- Stuffed · Sept. 10 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- The Housewife · Sept. 10 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- RIVER · Sept. 10 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- A Long Winter · Sept. 11 · TIFF Lightbox
- Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story · Sept. 11 · Roy Thomson Hall
- Girl Group · Sept. 11 · Roy Thomson Hall
- Everybody Wants to Fu*k Me · Sept. 11 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- Trash Mountain · Sept. 12 · Scotiabank Theatre
- Closing Night · Sept. 12 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- Babies · Sept. 12 · Roy Thomson Hall
- The Surgeon · Sept. 12 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Evil Genius · Sept. 13 · TIFF Lightbox
- Ink · Sept. 13 · Shangri-La Toronto Screening Room
- The Beloved · Sept. 13 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- The Last Photograph · Sept. 13 · John Bassett Theatre
- Alpha Gang · Sept. 13 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- The Spiral · Sept. 13 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Prima Facie · Sept. 14 · TIFF Lightbox
- Elsinore · Sept. 14 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- The Debut · Sept. 14 · John Bassett Theatre
- Kick On · Sept. 14 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- A Talent for Murder · Sept. 15 · Scotiabank Theatre
- La Bola Negra · Sept. 15 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- Vintage Violence · Sept. 16 · Scotiabank Theatre
- The Man I Love · Sept. 16 · Princess of Wales Theatre
- The Liberation · Sept. 16 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Being Heumann · Sept. 17 · TIFF Lightbox
- Up Against It · Sept. 17 · Roy Thomson Hall
- Gail · Sept. 17 · TIFF Lightbox
- Trees Are Watching · Sept. 18 · TIFF Lightbox
- Carrie (2026) · Sept. 18 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- HALF · Sept. 18 · Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend · Sept. 19 · TIFF Lightbox
- Crystal Lake · Sept. 19 · TIFF Lightbox
- Everest: The Other Side · Sept. 20 · Scotiabank IMAX